People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Djibouti
Djibouti: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural was 21.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Djibouti, 2000–2023
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 21.9% for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Djibouti peaked at 21.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2000.
Djibouti ranks 154th of 171 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, rural in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.3% | — |
| 2001 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 12.6% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 15.1% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 18.5% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 19.4% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 20.2% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 21.1% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 21.9% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 21.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 21.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 21.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 21.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.5% | 9.3% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 14.3% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 21.9% | 21.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 151 Ghana 23.4% compare
- 152 Guinea 22.8% compare
- 153 Mozambique 22.5% compare
- 155 Uganda 20.6% compare
- 156 Solomon Islands 20.2% compare
- 157 Papua New Guinea 19.6% compare
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 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0236 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0199 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Djibouti?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Djibouti was 21.9% 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, rural recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2000.
- How does Djibouti rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural?
- Djibouti ranks 154th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. 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, rural (% of rural 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.