People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 was 7.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Ethiopia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Ethiopia stood at 7.8%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Ethiopia peaked at 7.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2000.
Ethiopia ranks 95th of 97 countries on this measure, 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): Q4 in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.9% | — |
| 2001 | 2.3% | +18.2% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 1.9% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 5.4% | 7.8% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Ethiopia?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Ethiopia was 7.8% 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): q4 recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4?
- Ethiopia ranks 95th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.0%. 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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