People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Djibouti
Djibouti: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.2589 people per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Djibouti, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Djibouti is 0.2589 people per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Djibouti peaked at 0.5295 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2589 people per person, in 2023.
Djibouti ranks 46th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5295 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.5293 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5291 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5288 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5286 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5112 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4938 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4763 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4589 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4414 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4239 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4063 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3886 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3709 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3531 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3352 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3173 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2993 people per person | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2812 people per person | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.263 people per person | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.262 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.261 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.26 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2589 people per person | -0.4% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 0.2589 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2638 people per person, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 0.2589 people per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0029 people per person, 89.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5027 people per person | 0.4414 people per person | 0.5295 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3439 people per person | 0.263 people per person | 0.4239 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2605 people per person | 0.2589 people per person | 0.262 people per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More reference data data for Djibouti
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0052 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2231 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2286 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2286 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0175 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0016 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Djibouti?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Djibouti was 0.2589 people per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5295 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2589 people per person in 2023.
- How does Djibouti rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Djibouti ranks 46th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People 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.
People not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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People 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.