Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0.156 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Ethiopia, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Ethiopia is 0.156 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.5% on the previous year and down 57.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 0.6879 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.156 people per person, in 2024.
Ethiopia ranks 15th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6879 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.6651 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6423 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6196 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5969 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5744 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5519 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5294 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.506 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4827 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4596 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4366 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4138 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3913 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3689 people per person | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3467 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3247 people per person | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3029 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2813 people per person | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2599 people per person | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2387 people per person | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2177 people per person | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1969 people per person | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1763 people per person | -10.4% |
| 2024 | 0.156 people per person | -11.5% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.156 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1359 people per person, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.156 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0994 people per person, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5856 people per person | 0.4827 people per person | 0.6879 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3586 people per person | 0.2599 people per person | 0.4596 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1971 people per person | 0.156 people per person | 0.2387 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 12 Madagascar 0.2147 people per person compare
- 13 Angola 0.2091 people per person compare
- 14 Kiribati 0.2067 people per person compare
- 16 Sudan 0.1527 people per person compare
- 17 Mauritania 0.1509 people per person compare
- 18 Papua New Guinea 0.149 people per person compare
More reference data data for Ethiopia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 100.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.47 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Ethiopia?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Ethiopia was 0.156 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6879 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.156 people per person in 2024.
- How does Ethiopia rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 15th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.7%. 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 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.