People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 was 6.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Ethiopia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 6.5% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 56.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Ethiopia peaked at 6.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2000.
That places Ethiopia 93rd 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): Q3 in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.5% | — |
| 2001 | 2.8% | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.5% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 4.9% | 6.5% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Ethiopia?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Ethiopia was 6.5% 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): q3 recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3?
- Ethiopia ranks 93rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.4%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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