Sanitation facilities usage in Djibouti
Djibouti: Sanitation facilities usage was 183,100 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in Djibouti, 2000–2023
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 183,100 people for sanitation facilities usage in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Djibouti peaked at 183,100 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 144,180 people, in 2000.
Djibouti ranks 57th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 144,180 people | — |
| 2001 | 148,584 people | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 153,025 people | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 156,239 people | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 158,419 people | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 159,468 people | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 161,137 people | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 163,154 people | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 165,004 people | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 166,905 people | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 168,672 people | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 170,239 people | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 171,664 people | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 172,942 people | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 174,070 people | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 175,007 people | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 175,780 people | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 176,398 people | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 176,862 people | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 177,159 people | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 178,843 people | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 180,374 people | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 181,785 people | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 183,100 people | +0.7% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 183,100 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 585,262 people, 31% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 183,100 people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7,007 people, 26.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 157,612 people | 144,180 people | 166,905 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 173,879 people | 168,672 people | 177,159 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 181,026 people | 178,843 people | 183,100 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 54 Ecuador 310,092 people compare
- 55 Burundi 277,303 people compare
- 56 Dominican Republic 191,205 people compare
- 58 Guatemala 182,469 people compare
- 59 South Africa 177,162 people compare
- 60 Guinea-Bissau 170,302 people compare
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 sanitation facilities usage in Djibouti?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Djibouti was 183,100 people in 2023, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 183,100 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 144,180 people in 2000.
- How does Djibouti rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Djibouti ranks 57th out of 232 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti 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 Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.