People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Djibouti
Djibouti: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 53,612 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using an improved water source 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 people.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 53,612 people for people in rural areas not using an improved water source in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Djibouti peaked at 68,836 people in 2003 and was at its lowest, 53,612 people, in 2024.
Djibouti ranks 94th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67,989 people | 67,291 people | 68,836 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 64,235 people | 60,276 people | 67,119 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 56,407 people | 53,612 people | 59,083 people | 5 |
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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 people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Djibouti?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Djibouti was 53,612 people 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 people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 68,836 people in 2003.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,612 people in 2024.
- How does Djibouti rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Djibouti ranks 94th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 People in rural areas not using an improved water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.