People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Djibouti
Djibouti: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban was 79.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Djibouti, 2000–2023
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 79.3% for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Djibouti peaked at 79.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 54.4%, in 2000.
That places Djibouti 130th out of 182 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.4% | — |
| 2001 | 54.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 54.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 54.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 54.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 56.1% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 57.8% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 59.5% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 61.2% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 62.9% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 64.6% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 66.2% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 67.9% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 69.6% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 71.2% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 72.9% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 74.5% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 76.1% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 77.7% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 79.3% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 79.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 79.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 79.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 79.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.9% | 54.4% | 62.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.0% | 64.6% | 79.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.3% | 79.3% | 79.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 127 Timor-Leste 80.1% compare
- 128 Saint Lucia 79.4% compare
- 129 Myanmar 79.3% compare
- 131 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 78.9% compare
- 132 Botswana 77.3% compare
- 133 South Africa 76.6% 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 15-19, male, per capita 0.0488 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0491 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Djibouti?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Djibouti was 79.3% 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, urban recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 79.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.4% in 2000.
- How does Djibouti rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban?
- Djibouti ranks 130th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. 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, urban (% of urban 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.