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
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Ethiopia, 2000–2017
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.5% | 12.1% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 17.3% | 21.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 93 Niger 35.6% compare
- 94 Chad 35.5% compare
- 95 Democratic Republic of Congo 25.6% compare
- 97 Madagascar 17.4% compare
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1902 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1976 units per person (2025)
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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