Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water was 13.5% in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Ethiopia, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Ethiopia is 13.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Ethiopia peaked at 13.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2000.
That places Ethiopia 143rd out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 6.2% | 5.4% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 7.7% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 12.0% | 13.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Ethiopia?
- Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Ethiopia was 13.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water?
- Ethiopia ranks 143rd out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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