People using at least a basic drinking water source in Djibouti
Djibouti: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 931,022 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Djibouti, 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 using at least a basic drinking water source in Djibouti stood at 931,022 people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Djibouti peaked at 931,022 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 555,329 people, in 2000.
Djibouti ranks 158th of 231 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 627,251 people | 555,329 people | 695,086 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 783,352 people | 711,380 people | 854,641 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 900,567 people | 870,134 people | 931,022 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Djibouti
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.07 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.5227 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0524 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1619 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.31 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0027 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.5652 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Djibouti?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Djibouti was 931,022 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 using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 931,022 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 555,329 people in 2000.
- How does Djibouti rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Djibouti ranks 158th out of 231 regions with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti 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 using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.