People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural was 4.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Ethiopia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Ethiopia stood at 4.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Ethiopia peaked at 4.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2000.
Ethiopia ranks 98th of 100 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 sanitation services, rural in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6% | — |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +31.3% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +23.8% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +19.2% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +13.3% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.6% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.5% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.1% | 4.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 95 Madagascar 10.0% compare
- 96 Niger 6.0% compare
- 97 Central African Republic 5.7% compare
- 99 Chad 4.2% compare
- 100 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 1.2% 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)
- 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 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0634 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 3.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0658 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Ethiopia?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Ethiopia was 4.7% 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 sanitation services, rural recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Ethiopia ranks 98th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.9%. 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 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 improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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.