People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 3.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Ethiopia, 2010–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 3.3% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Ethiopia peaked at 5.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2024.
Ethiopia ranks 112th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5.2% | — |
| 2011 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.3% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.3% | 4.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Ethiopia?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Ethiopia was 3.3% 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2024.
- How does Ethiopia rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Ethiopia ranks 112th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.