Population using at least basic sanitation services in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 6.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Ethiopia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using at least basic sanitation services in Ethiopia is 6.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Ethiopia peaked at 6.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2000.
Ethiopia ranks 171st of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9% | — |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +26.3% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +20.8% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +17.2% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | +3.1% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 6.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 22.5%, 27% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 6.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.6%, 25% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population using at least basic sanitation services in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +26.3% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 0.9% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.3% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.4% | 6.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More environment data for Ethiopia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 77.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.26 % 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 2.83 % 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 Ethiopia?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Ethiopia was 6.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Ethiopia ranks 171st out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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