People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … People Q1 lowest urban in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … People Q1 lowest urban was 72.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Ethiopia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 72.2% for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Ethiopia peaked at 72.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 48.3%, in 2000.
That places Ethiopia 81st 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: Q1 (lowest) … People Q1 lowest urban in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.3% | — |
| 2001 | 49.7% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 51.1% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 52.5% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 53.9% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 55.3% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 56.8% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 58.2% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 59.6% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 61.0% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 62.4% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 63.8% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 65.2% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 66.6% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 68.0% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 69.4% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 70.8% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 72.2% | +2.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 72.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 73.3%, 99% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 72.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 73.4%, 98% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.6% | 48.3% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 62.4% | 72.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Ethiopia?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Ethiopia was 72.2% 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, urban (% of) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.3% in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Ethiopia ranks 81st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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