Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Djibouti
Djibouti: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services was 62.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Djibouti, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Djibouti is 62.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Djibouti peaked at 62.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.1%, in 2000.
Djibouti ranks 148th of 178 regions 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 | 51.6% | 49.1% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.2% | 54.7% | 59.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.4% | 60.3% | 62.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More environment data for Djibouti
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.07 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.5227 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0524 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1619 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.31 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0027 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.5652 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Djibouti?
- Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Djibouti was 62.5% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 62.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.1% in 2000.
- How does Djibouti rank for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
- Djibouti ranks 148th out of 178 regions with data for 2024.
- Is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.