Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Proportion of population using limited drinking water services was 27.7 in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Ethiopia, 2000β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 27.7 for proportion of population using limited drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Ethiopia peaked at 27.7 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.09, in 2000.
That places Ethiopia 4th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.26 | 7.09 | 15.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.12 | 16.27 | 23.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.19 | 24.65 | 27.7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 1 South Sudan 37.9 compare
- 2 Burkina Faso 31.76 compare
- 3 Sudan 28.76 compare
- 5 Central African Republic 26.8 compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 24.12 compare
- 7 Uganda 23.11 compare
More population data for Ethiopia
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.484 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 23.22 million (2100)
- Population density 325.45 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.484 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.229 % change on previous year (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.91 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 1.01 million (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 3.91 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 3.91 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception, annual growth rate -2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Ethiopia?
- Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Ethiopia was 27.7 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using limited drinking water services recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using limited drinking water services recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.09 in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for proportion of population using limited drinking water services?
- Ethiopia ranks 4th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using limited drinking water services rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. 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 limited drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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