Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking was 38.39 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Ethiopia, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Ethiopia is 38.39, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Ethiopia peaked at 38.39 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.79, in 2000.
Ethiopia ranks 90th of 105 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.79 | — |
| 2001 | 35.9 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 36.01 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 36.12 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 36.22 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 36.33 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 36.44 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 36.55 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 36.66 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 36.77 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 36.88 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 36.98 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 37.09 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 37.2 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 37.31 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 37.42 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 37.53 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 37.64 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 37.74 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 37.85 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 37.96 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 38.07 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 38.18 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 38.29 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 38.39 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.28 | 35.79 | 36.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.36 | 36.88 | 37.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.18 | 37.96 | 38.39 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 87 Sao Tome and Principe 40.3 compare
- 88 Uganda 39.97 compare
- 89 Madagascar 38.57 compare
- 91 Vanuatu 38.25 compare
- 92 Afghanistan 36.38 compare
- 93 Guinea-Bissau 36.08 compare
More environment data for Ethiopia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -69.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0002 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -74.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0003 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -71.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Ethiopia?
- Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Ethiopia was 38.39 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.39 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.79 in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking?
- Ethiopia ranks 90th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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