People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 35.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Ethiopia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Ethiopia stood at 35.2%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 87.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Ethiopia peaked at 35.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2000.
Ethiopia ranks 89th of 97 countries on this measure, 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, rural (% of) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.3% | — |
| 2001 | 8.9% | +22.5% |
| 2002 | 10.6% | +18.4% |
| 2003 | 12.2% | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 15.5% | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 18.8% | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 20.4% | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 22.1% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 23.7% | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 25.4% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 27.0% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 28.7% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 30.3% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 31.9% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 33.6% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 35.2% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.7% | 7.3% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 23.7% | 35.2% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Ethiopia?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Ethiopia was 35.2% 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, rural (% of) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Ethiopia ranks 89th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.4%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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