People using safely managed drinking water services in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: People using safely managed drinking water services was 13.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services in Ethiopia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using safely managed drinking water services in Ethiopia is 13.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Ethiopia peaked at 13.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2000.
Ethiopia ranks 146th of 151 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed drinking water services in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.4% | — |
| 2001 | 5.5% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 12.5% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 12.9% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 13.2% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 13.5% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.2% | 5.4% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 7.7% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 12.0% | 13.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1902 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1976 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Ethiopia?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Ethiopia was 13.5% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Ethiopia ranks 146th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.