People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 49.6% 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). Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Ethiopia stood at 49.6%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 84.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Ethiopia peaked at 49.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2000.
That places Ethiopia 92nd 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, rural (% of) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.0% | — |
| 2001 | 13.3% | +20.6% |
| 2002 | 15.6% | +17.1% |
| 2003 | 17.8% | +14.6% |
| 2004 | 20.1% | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 22.4% | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 24.7% | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 26.9% | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 29.2% | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 31.5% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 33.7% | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 36.0% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 38.3% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 40.6% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 42.8% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 45.1% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 47.4% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 49.6% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.3% | 11.0% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.7% | 33.7% | 49.6% | 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 49.6% 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 49.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Ethiopia ranks 92nd 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 84.3%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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