Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Djibouti
Djibouti: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0.0213 people per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Djibouti, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 0.0213 people per person for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Djibouti peaked at 0.0336 people per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0211 people per person, in 2019.
That places Djibouti 18th out of 182 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0336 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0336 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0336 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0336 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0336 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0328 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.032 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0311 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0303 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0294 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0286 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0278 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0269 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0261 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0253 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0244 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0236 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0228 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0219 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0211 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0211 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0212 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0212 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0213 people per person | +0.2% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 0.0213 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0035 people per person, 6.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 0.0213 people per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0 people per person, 472.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0324 people per person | 0.0294 people per person | 0.0336 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0248 people per person | 0.0211 people per person | 0.0286 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0212 people per person | 0.0211 people per person | 0.0213 people per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 15 Central African Republic 0.0302 people per person compare
- 16 Marshall Islands 0.0294 people per person compare
- 17 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0232 people per person compare
- 19 Solomon Islands 0.0204 people per person compare
- 20 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0187 people per person compare
- 21 Equatorial Guinea 0.0182 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 urban areas, per capita in Djibouti?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Djibouti was 0.0213 people per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0336 people per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0211 people per person in 2019.
- How does Djibouti rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- Djibouti ranks 18th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. 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 urban areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.