Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services was 4.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Ethiopia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 4.7% for share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services 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 urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Ethiopia peaked at 4.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, 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 urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6% | — |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +31.3% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +23.8% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +19.2% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +13.3% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.6% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.5% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.1% | 4.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 95 Madagascar 10.0% compare
- 96 Niger 6.0% compare
- 97 Central African Republic 5.7% compare
- 99 Chad 4.2% compare
- 100 North Korea 1.2% 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)
- World population growth 0.5% (2100)
- Population density 325.45 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 23.22 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.5% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 4.7 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Ethiopia?
- Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Ethiopia was 4.7% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Ethiopia ranks 98th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services 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 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services. 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.