Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0.0063 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas, per capita in Ethiopia is 0.0063 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 20.5% on the previous year and down 67.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 0.0307 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0063 people per person, in 2024.
Ethiopia ranks 39th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0307 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.03 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0292 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0284 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0276 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0268 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0259 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0251 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0244 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0237 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.023 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0222 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0213 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0204 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0195 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0184 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0173 people per person | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0162 people per person | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.015 people per person | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0137 people per person | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0124 people per person | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0109 people per person | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0095 people per person | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0079 people per person | -16.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0063 people per person | -20.5% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.0063 people per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0085 people per person, 74% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.0063 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0109 people per person, 58% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0272 people per person | 0.0237 people per person | 0.0307 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0187 people per person | 0.0137 people per person | 0.023 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0094 people per person | 0.0063 people per person | 0.0124 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 36 Papua New Guinea 0.0074 people per person compare
- 37 Indonesia 0.0072 people per person compare
- 38 Honduras 0.0068 people per person compare
- 40 Mali 0.0063 people per person compare
- 41 El Salvador 0.0061 people per person compare
- 42 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0061 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 urban areas, per capita in Ethiopia?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Ethiopia was 0.0063 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0307 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0063 people per person in 2024.
- How does Ethiopia rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 39th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.6%. 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 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)
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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.