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.
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
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- 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
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.0948 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3234 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.3377 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 134.49 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.3443 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.13 °C (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
- Annual precipitation 123.71 millimeters (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
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.