People using at least a basic drinking water source in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 73.42 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source 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
Ethiopia recorded 73.42 million people for people using at least a basic drinking water source in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 79.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Ethiopia peaked at 73.42 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.65 million people, in 2000.
Ethiopia ranks 18th of 231 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 | 20.12 million people | 12.65 million people | 28.68 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.72 million people | 30.95 million people | 55.72 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.12 million people | 59.05 million people | 73.42 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 using at least a basic drinking water source in Ethiopia?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Ethiopia was 73.42 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 using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 73.42 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.65 million people in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Ethiopia ranks 18th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.4%. 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 using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.