Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services was 56 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Ethiopia, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Ethiopia is 56 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Ethiopia peaked at 56 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19 %, in 2000.
Ethiopia ranks 193rd of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.6 % | 19 % | 33 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.2 % | 34 % | 48 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.8 % | 50 % | 56 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 190 Uganda 63 % compare
- 191 Guinea-Bissau 62 % compare
- 192 Rwanda 61 % compare
- 194 Madagascar 55 % compare
- 195 Niger 53 % compare
- 195 Papua New Guinea 53 % compare
More environment data for Ethiopia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 4.65 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 858.16 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 768.4 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 17.82 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 52.01 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 20,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.35 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2,057 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 42.65 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 16,400 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Ethiopia?
- Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Ethiopia was 56 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 56 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 % in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services?
- Ethiopia ranks 193rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.