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

Latest (2017)
7.8%
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
95th
of 97 countries
All-time high
7.8%
in 2017
All-time low
1.9%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Ethiopia, 2000–2017

24682000200820172000: 1.92001: 2.32002: 2.62003: 32004: 3.32005: 3.72006: 42007: 4.32008: 4.72009: 52010: 5.42011: 5.72012: 6.12013: 6.42014: 6.82015: 7.12016: 7.52017: 7.8

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

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Ethiopia, 2000 to 2017.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.5% 1.9% 5.0% 10
2010s 6.6% 5.4% 7.8% 8

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 92 Togo 17.5% compare
  2. 93 Benin 15.2% compare
  3. 94 Niger 10.2% compare
  4. 96 Madagascar 6.1% compare
  5. 97 Chad 5.4% compare

See the full ranking of 97 places →

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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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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4
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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