People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 18.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Ethiopia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Ethiopia is 18.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Ethiopia peaked at 18.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2000.
Ethiopia ranks 114th of 124 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, urban in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.8% | — |
| 2001 | 12.0% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 12.2% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 12.8% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 13.1% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 13.4% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 13.7% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 17.2% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 17.5% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 18.2% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 18.6% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 18.9% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 11.8% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 14.3% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 17.5% | 18.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Ethiopia?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Ethiopia was 18.9% 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, urban recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Ethiopia ranks 114th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. 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, urban (% of urban 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.