Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities was 18.87 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Ethiopia, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Ethiopia is 18.87, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Ethiopia peaked at 18.87 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.05, in 2000.
Ethiopia ranks 230th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.92 | 7.05 | 10.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.75 | 11.43 | 16.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.76 | 16.65 | 18.87 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More population data for Ethiopia
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.229 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.484 (2100)
- Population density 325.45 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 23.22 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.484 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0.0076 units per person (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception, annual growth rate -2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception, annual growth rate -2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Ethiopia?
- Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Ethiopia was 18.87 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.87 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.05 in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Ethiopia ranks 230th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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