People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 was 5.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Ethiopia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Ethiopia stood at 5.1%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 83.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Ethiopia peaked at 5.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2000.
That places Ethiopia 86th 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1% | — |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +20.2% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | +16.8% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +14.4% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 3.5% | 5.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 83 Somalia 5.8% compare
- 84 Côte d'Ivoire 5.5% compare
- 85 Uganda 5.4% compare
- 87 Mauritania 4.0% compare
- 88 Namibia 3.8% compare
- 89 Sierra Leone 3.5% compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5,572 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Ethiopia?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Ethiopia was 5.1% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1?
- Ethiopia ranks 86th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.7%. 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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