People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.6977 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.6977 people per person
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
3rd
of 171 countries
All-time high
0.8426 people per person
in 2000
All-time low
0.6977 people per person
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Ethiopia, 2000–2024

00.20.40.60.82000201220242000: 0.843 people per person2001: 0.838 people per person2002: 0.834 people per person2003: 0.829 people per person2004: 0.825 people per person2005: 0.82 people per person2006: 0.815 people per person2007: 0.811 people per person2008: 0.804 people per person2009: 0.798 people per person2010: 0.791 people per person2011: 0.785 people per person2012: 0.778 people per person2013: 0.772 people per person2014: 0.765 people per person2015: 0.759 people per person2016: 0.752 people per person2017: 0.746 people per person2018: 0.739 people per person2019: 0.732 people per person2020: 0.725 people per person2021: 0.719 people per person2022: 0.712 people per person2023: 0.705 people per person2024: 0.698 people per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Ethiopia is 0.6977 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Ethiopia peaked at 0.8426 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6977 people per person, in 2024.

That places Ethiopia 3rd out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Ethiopia, 2000 to 2024.
Year people per person Change
2000 0.8426 people per person —
2001 0.8381 people per person -0.5%
2002 0.8336 people per person -0.5%
2003 0.8291 people per person -0.5%
2004 0.8246 people per person -0.5%
2005 0.82 people per person -0.5%
2006 0.8155 people per person -0.6%
2007 0.8108 people per person -0.6%
2008 0.8044 people per person -0.8%
2009 0.798 people per person -0.8%
2010 0.7915 people per person -0.8%
2011 0.785 people per person -0.8%
2012 0.7784 people per person -0.8%
2013 0.7719 people per person -0.8%
2014 0.7654 people per person -0.8%
2015 0.7588 people per person -0.9%
2016 0.7522 people per person -0.9%
2017 0.7456 people per person -0.9%
2018 0.7389 people per person -0.9%
2019 0.7322 people per person -0.9%
2020 0.7254 people per person -0.9%
2021 0.7185 people per person -0.9%
2022 0.7117 people per person -1.0%
2023 0.7047 people per person -1.0%
2024 0.6977 people per person -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8217 people per person 0.798 people per person 0.8426 people per person 10
2010s 0.762 people per person 0.7322 people per person 0.7915 people per person 10
2020s 0.7116 people per person 0.6977 people per person 0.7254 people per person 5

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 1 Niger 0.7089 people per person compare
  2. 2 Chad 0.7053 people per person compare
  3. 4 South Sudan 0.6793 people per person compare
  4. 5 Papua New Guinea 0.6465 people per person compare
  5. 6 Solomon Islands 0.5727 people per person compare

See the full ranking of 171 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Ethiopia?
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Ethiopia was 0.6977 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 0.8426 people per person in 2000.
What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6977 people per person in 2024.
How does Ethiopia rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
Ethiopia ranks 3rd out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita
Unit
people per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
171 places, 4,169 data points, 2000–2024
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People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.