People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 14.0% 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 urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Ethiopia stood at 14.0%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Ethiopia peaked at 23.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2024.
That places Ethiopia 111th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 23.5% | — |
| 2011 | 23.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 23.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 23.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 23.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 22.6% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 21.6% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 19.7% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 17.8% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 15.9% | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 15.0% | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 14.0% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.1% | 18.8% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 14.0% | 17.8% | 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 14.0% 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 23.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2024.
- How does Ethiopia rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Ethiopia ranks 111th 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 40.3%. 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, urban (% of urban 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.