People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 37.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Ethiopia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Ethiopia is 37.5%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 86.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Ethiopia peaked at 37.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2000.
That places Ethiopia 94th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.0% | — |
| 2001 | 9.7% | +21.8% |
| 2002 | 11.5% | +17.9% |
| 2003 | 13.2% | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 14.9% | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 16.7% | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 18.4% | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 20.1% | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 21.9% | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 23.6% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 25.4% | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 27.1% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 28.8% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 30.6% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 32.3% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 34.0% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 35.8% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 37.5% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.8% | 8.0% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.4% | 25.4% | 37.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 91 Niger 43.2% compare
- 92 Central African Republic 40.1% compare
- 93 Uganda 40.0% compare
- 95 Chad 37.1% compare
- 96 Madagascar 36.5% compare
- 97 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 24.9% compare
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 744.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 19,997 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1902 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1976 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Ethiopia?
- People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Ethiopia was 37.5% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Ethiopia ranks 94th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.3%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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