Sanitation facilities usage in Djibouti
Djibouti: Sanitation facilities usage was 39.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in Djibouti, 2000–2023
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, sanitation facilities usage in Djibouti stood at 39.7%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Djibouti peaked at 39.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 2000.
Djibouti ranks 104th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.3% | — |
| 2001 | 24.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 24.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 24.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 24.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 25.3% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 26.3% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 27.4% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 28.4% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 29.4% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 30.4% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 31.4% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 32.4% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 33.4% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 34.5% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 35.5% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 36.5% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 37.5% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 38.5% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 39.5% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 39.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 39.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 39.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 39.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.8% | 24.3% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.0% | 30.4% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.6% | 39.5% | 39.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 101 Dominican Republic 43.0% compare
- 102 American Samoa 42.9% compare
- 103 Tuvalu 39.7% compare
- 105 Trinidad and Tobago 38.0% compare
- 106 Bangladesh 37.3% compare
- 107 El Salvador 36.0% compare
More population data for Djibouti
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0674 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.696 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0674 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.0447 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1,503 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.26 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3198 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.0% (2100)
- Population density 79.45 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 107,534 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Djibouti?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Djibouti was 39.7% in 2023, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 2000.
- How does Djibouti rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Djibouti ranks 104th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.