People using at least: Q5 (highest) … least Q5 highest urban in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: People using at least: Q5 (highest) … least Q5 highest urban was 52.1% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
52.1%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
95th
of 97 countries
All-time high
52.1%
in 2017
All-time low
50.4%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017
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 highest.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 52.1% for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Ethiopia peaked at 52.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 50.4%, in 2000.
Ethiopia ranks 95th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
People using at least: Q5 (highest) … least Q5 highest urban in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.4% | — |
| 2001 | 50.5% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 50.6% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 50.7% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 50.8% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 50.9% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 51.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 51.1% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 51.2% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 51.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 51.4% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 51.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 51.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 51.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 51.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 51.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 52.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 52.1% | +0.2% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 52.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 71.7%, 73% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 52.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 73.6%, 71% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.8% | 50.4% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.8% | 51.4% | 52.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 92 Somalia 58.8% compare
- 93 Congo 57.0% compare
- 94 Sierra Leone 55.7% compare
- 96 Madagascar 43.4% compare
- 97 Democratic Republic of Congo 33.2% 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 19,997 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0709 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0742 units per person (2025)
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 52.1% 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 52.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.4% in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Ethiopia ranks 95th 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 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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