Population using safely managed sanitation services in Djibouti
Djibouti: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 20.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
20.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
83rd
of 99 countries
All-time high
20.9%
in 2019
All-time low
8.8%
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Djibouti, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using safely managed sanitation services in Djibouti is 20.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Djibouti peaked at 20.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2000.
That places Djibouti 83rd out of 99 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.8% | — |
| 2001 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.6% | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 10.4% | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 11.2% | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 14.4% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 17.7% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 18.5% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 20.9% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20.9% | +0.0% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 20.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.6%, 50% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 20.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 48.0%, 44% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.0% | 8.8% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 13.6% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 20.9% | 20.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 80 Burkina Faso 21.4% compare
- 81 Mozambique 21.4% compare
- 82 Cote d'Ivoire 21.2% compare
- 84 Ghana 20.4% compare
- 85 Uganda 18.8% compare
- 86 North Macedonia 18.0% 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 safely managed sanitation services in Djibouti?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Djibouti was 20.9% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2000.
- How does Djibouti rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Djibouti ranks 83rd out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. 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 safely managed sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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