People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 8.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Ethiopia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 8.6% for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Ethiopia peaked at 8.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2000.
Ethiopia ranks 92nd 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, urban (% of urban) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.3% | — |
| 2001 | 6.4% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 6.6% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 6.3% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 7.6% | 8.6% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Ethiopia?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Ethiopia was 8.6% 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, urban (% of urban) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Ethiopia ranks 92nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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