People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 was 21.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
21.0%
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
96th
of 97 countries
All-time high
21.0%
in 2017
All-time low
12.1%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Ethiopia, 2000–2017

051015202000200820172000: 12.1 highest2001: 12.6 highest2002: 13.2 highest2003: 13.7 highest2004: 14.2 highest2005: 14.7 highest2006: 15.2 highest2007: 15.8 highest2008: 16.3 highest2009: 16.8 highest2010: 17.3 highest2011: 17.8 highest2012: 18.4 highest2013: 18.9 highest2014: 19.4 highest2015: 19.9 highest2016: 20.5 highest2017: 21 highest

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.

Analysis

In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Ethiopia stood at 21.0%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Ethiopia peaked at 21.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2000.

Ethiopia ranks 96th 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): Q5 in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 (highest) in Ethiopia, 2000 to 2017.
Year highest Change
2000 12.1%
2001 12.6% +4.3%
2002 13.2% +4.1%
2003 13.7% +4.0%
2004 14.2% +3.8%
2005 14.7% +3.7%
2006 15.2% +3.5%
2007 15.8% +3.4%
2008 16.3% +3.3%
2009 16.8% +3.2%
2010 17.3% +3.1%
2011 17.8% +3.0%
2012 18.4% +2.9%
2013 18.9% +2.8%
2014 19.4% +2.8%
2015 19.9% +2.7%
2016 20.5% +2.6%
2017 21.0% +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.5% 12.1% 16.8% 10
2010s 19.1% 17.3% 21.0% 8

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 93 Niger 35.6% compare
  2. 94 Chad 35.5% compare
  3. 95 Democratic Republic of Congo 25.6% compare
  4. 97 Madagascar 17.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Ethiopia?
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Ethiopia was 21.0% 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): q5 recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 2017.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2000.
How does Ethiopia rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5?
Ethiopia ranks 96th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 (highest)
Unit
highest
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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