Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Djibouti
Djibouti: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0.1375 people per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Djibouti, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 0.1375 people per person for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Djibouti peaked at 0.1594 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1375 people per person, in 2023.
Djibouti ranks 22nd of 171 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1594 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.1591 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1587 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1584 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1581 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1572 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1563 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1554 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1545 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1537 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1527 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1517 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1506 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1495 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1483 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1471 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1458 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1445 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1431 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1416 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1407 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1397 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1386 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1375 people per person | -0.8% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 0.1375 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0665 people per person, 2.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 0.1375 people per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0 people per person, 3150.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1571 people per person | 0.1537 people per person | 0.1594 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1475 people per person | 0.1416 people per person | 0.1527 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1391 people per person | 0.1375 people per person | 0.1407 people per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 19 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1437 people per person compare
- 20 Mozambique 0.1428 people per person compare
- 21 Nigeria 0.1405 people per person compare
- 23 Sierra Leone 0.1371 people per person compare
- 24 Lesotho 0.1361 people per person compare
- 25 Somalia 0.1359 people per person 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 rural areas, per capita in Djibouti?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Djibouti was 0.1375 people per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1594 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1375 people per person in 2023.
- How does Djibouti rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- Djibouti ranks 22nd out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.