Share of the urban and rural population using safely … sanitation in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of the urban and rural population using safely … sanitation was 4.68 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Ethiopia, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 4.68 for share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Ethiopia peaked at 4.68 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6203, in 2000.
Ethiopia ranks 98th of 100 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the urban and rural population using safely … sanitation in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6203 | — |
| 2001 | 0.8144 | +31.3% |
| 2002 | 1.01 | +23.8% |
| 2003 | 1.2 | +19.2% |
| 2004 | 1.39 | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 1.57 | +13.3% |
| 2006 | 1.76 | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 1.94 | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 2.12 | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 2.29 | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 2.47 | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 2.64 | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 2.81 | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 2.98 | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 3.14 | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 3.3 | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 3.46 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 3.62 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 3.78 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 3.93 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 4.09 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 4.24 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 4.38 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 4.53 | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 4.68 | +3.2% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 4.68 is below the median for low income countries, which is 15.99, 29% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 4.68 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.4, 22% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the urban and rural population using safely … sanitation in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +31.3% | 0.6203 | 0.8144 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.47 | 0.6203 | 2.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.21 | 2.47 | 3.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.38 | 4.09 | 4.68 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 95 Madagascar 10.03 compare
- 96 Niger 5.97 compare
- 97 Central African Republic 5.71 compare
- 99 Chad 4.22 compare
- 100 North Korea 1.23 compare
More population data for Ethiopia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.4782 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.4782 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2918 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Ethiopia?
- Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Ethiopia was 4.68 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.68 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6203 in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of the urban and rural population using safely managed?
- Ethiopia ranks 98th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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