Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services was 47.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Ethiopia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 47.0% for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Ethiopia peaked at 47.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2000.
Ethiopia ranks 167th of 178 countries 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 | 15.9% | 8.8% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 24.7% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.8% | 40.6% | 47.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More environment data for Ethiopia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 192.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.46 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 87.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 12.61 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 18.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0131 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 131.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0409 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 13.56 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Ethiopia?
- Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Ethiopia was 47.0% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
- Ethiopia ranks 167th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.