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

Latest (2017)
5.1%
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
86th
of 97 countries
All-time high
5.1%
in 2017
All-time low
1.1%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Ethiopia, 2000–2017

123452000200820172000: 1.1 lowest2001: 1.4 lowest2002: 1.6 lowest2003: 1.8 lowest2004: 2.1 lowest2005: 2.3 lowest2006: 2.5 lowest2007: 2.8 lowest2008: 3 lowest2009: 3.2 lowest2010: 3.5 lowest2011: 3.7 lowest2012: 3.9 lowest2013: 4.2 lowest2014: 4.4 lowest2015: 4.6 lowest2016: 4.9 lowest2017: 5.1 lowest

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

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest) in Ethiopia, 2000 to 2017.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.2% 1.1% 3.2% 10
2010s 4.3% 3.5% 5.1% 8

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 83 Somalia 5.8% compare
  2. 84 Côte d'Ivoire 5.5% compare
  3. 85 Uganda 5.4% compare
  4. 87 Mauritania 4.0% compare
  5. 88 Namibia 3.8% compare
  6. 89 Sierra Leone 3.5% compare

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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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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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