Share of the urban and rural population using safely … sanitation in Djibouti

Djibouti: Share of the urban and rural population using safely … sanitation was 20.94 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
20.94
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
84th
of 100 countries
All-time high
20.94
in 2019
All-time low
8.79
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Djibouti, 2000–2023

051015202000201120232000: 8.82001: 8.82002: 8.82003: 8.82004: 8.82005: 9.62006: 10.42007: 11.22008: 122009: 12.82010: 13.62011: 14.42012: 15.22013: 162014: 16.82015: 17.72016: 18.52017: 19.32018: 20.12019: 20.92020: 20.92021: 20.92022: 20.92023: 20.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Djibouti recorded 20.94 for share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Djibouti peaked at 20.94 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.79, in 2000.

Djibouti ranks 84th of 100 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Share of the urban and rural population using safely … sanitation in Djibouti, year by year

Annual values for Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Djibouti, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 8.79 —
2001 8.79 +0.0%
2002 8.79 +0.0%
2003 8.79 +0.0%
2004 8.79 +0.0%
2005 9.58 +9.1%
2006 10.38 +8.3%
2007 11.18 +7.7%
2008 11.99 +7.2%
2009 12.79 +6.7%
2010 13.6 +6.3%
2011 14.4 +5.9%
2012 15.22 +5.6%
2013 16.03 +5.3%
2014 16.84 +5.1%
2015 17.66 +4.8%
2016 18.48 +4.6%
2017 19.3 +4.4%
2018 20.12 +4.3%
2019 20.94 +4.1%
2020 20.94 +0.0%
2021 20.94 +0.0%
2022 20.94 +0.0%
2023 20.94 +0.0%

Djibouti compared with similar countries

  • Djibouti's 20.94 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.6, 50% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
  • Djibouti's 20.94 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 47.98, 44% of the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.99 8.79 12.79 10
2010s 17.26 13.6 20.94 10
2020s 20.94 20.94 20.94 4

Countries ranked near Djibouti

  1. 81 Burkina Faso 21.42 compare
  2. 82 Mozambique 21.38 compare
  3. 83 Cote d'Ivoire 21.2 compare
  4. 85 Ghana 20.44 compare
  5. 86 Uganda 18.76 compare
  6. 87 North Macedonia 17.96 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Djibouti?
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Djibouti was 20.94 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed recorded in Djibouti?
The highest recorded value was 20.94 in 2019.
What is the lowest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed recorded in Djibouti?
The lowest recorded value was 8.79 in 2000.
How does Djibouti rank for share of the urban and rural population using safely managed?
Djibouti ranks 84th out of 100 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed rising or falling in Djibouti?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Djibouti data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
100 places, 2,464 data points, 2000–2024
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