People using at least basic sanitation services in Djibouti
Djibouti: People using at least basic sanitation services was 67.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Djibouti, 2000–2023
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 67.0% for people using at least basic sanitation services in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Djibouti peaked at 67.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43.8%, in 2000.
Djibouti ranks 163rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.8% | — |
| 2001 | 43.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 43.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 43.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 43.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 45.4% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 46.9% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 48.5% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 50.0% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 51.5% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 53.0% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 54.5% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 56.0% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 57.5% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 59.1% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 60.6% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 62.1% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 63.6% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 65.1% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 66.7% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 66.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 66.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 66.9% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 67.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.1% | 43.8% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.8% | 53.0% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.9% | 66.7% | 67.0% | 4 |
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More health data for Djibouti
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2173 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,107 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 197 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.0332 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1423 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.0452 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1457 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Djibouti?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Djibouti was 67.0% in 2023, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 67.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.8% in 2000.
- How does Djibouti rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Djibouti ranks 163rd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.