People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 114.17 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Ethiopia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Ethiopia stood at 114.17 million people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Ethiopia peaked at 114.17 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.80 million people, in 2000.
Ethiopia ranks 5th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.56 million people | 63.80 million people | 81.53 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.87 million people | 83.56 million people | 102.40 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 109.32 million people | 104.62 million people | 114.17 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More environment data for Ethiopia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 192.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.46 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 87.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 12.61 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 18.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0131 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 131.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0409 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 13.56 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Ethiopia?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Ethiopia was 114.17 million people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 114.17 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.80 million people in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Ethiopia ranks 5th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People not using safely managed drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed drinking water sources either use unimproved drinking water sources or the improved sources they use are not located on their premises, not available when needed, or not free of contamination.