People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 90.7% 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).
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 90.7% for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Ethiopia peaked at 90.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 71.8%, in 2000.
Ethiopia ranks 66th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71.8% | — |
| 2001 | 72.9% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 74.1% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 75.2% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 76.3% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 77.4% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 78.5% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 79.6% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 80.7% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 81.8% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 83.0% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 84.1% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 85.2% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 86.3% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 87.4% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 88.5% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 89.6% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 90.7% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.8% | 71.8% | 81.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.9% | 83.0% | 90.7% | 8 |
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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 90.7% 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 90.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.8% in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Ethiopia ranks 66th 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 14.0%. 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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