People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 85.1% 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). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 85.1% for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Ethiopia peaked at 85.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 57.5%, in 2000.
That places Ethiopia 87th 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 | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.5% | — |
| 2001 | 59.1% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 60.7% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 62.4% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 64.0% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 65.6% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 67.2% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 68.8% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 70.5% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 72.1% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 73.7% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 75.3% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 77.0% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 78.6% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 80.2% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 81.8% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 83.5% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 85.1% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.8% | 57.5% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.4% | 73.7% | 85.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 84 Burkina Faso 88.2% compare
- 85 Tanzania, United Republic of 88.1% compare
- 86 Mauritania 86.9% compare
- 88 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 84.6% compare
- 89 Malawi 83.9% compare
- 90 Chad 83.5% 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 85.1% 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 85.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.5% in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Ethiopia ranks 87th 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 23.6%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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