Population using at least basic sanitation services in Djibouti
Djibouti: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 21.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
21.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
157th
of 174 countries
All-time high
21.9%
in 2019
All-time low
9.3%
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Djibouti, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 21.9% for population using at least basic sanitation services in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Djibouti peaked at 21.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2000.
Djibouti ranks 157th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.3% | — |
| 2001 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 12.6% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 15.1% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 18.5% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 19.4% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 20.2% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 21.1% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 21.9% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 21.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 21.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 21.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 21.9% | +0.0% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 21.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.0%, 46% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 21.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 94.8%, 23% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.5% | 9.3% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 14.3% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 21.9% | 21.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 154 Ghana 23.4% compare
- 155 Guinea 22.8% compare
- 156 Mozambique 22.5% compare
- 158 Uganda 20.6% compare
- 159 Solomon Islands 20.2% compare
- 160 Papua New Guinea 19.6% compare
More environment data for Djibouti
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -57.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.289 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1725 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic sanitation services in Djibouti?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Djibouti was 21.9% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2000.
- How does Djibouti rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Djibouti ranks 157th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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