Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 0.903 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Ethiopia, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0.903 people per square kilometre for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.1% on the previous year and down 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Ethiopia peaked at 2.1 people per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.903 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Ethiopia 33rd out of 182 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.07 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 2.08 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 2.09 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 2.1 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.86 people per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 1.86 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.85 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.84 people per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.85 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.85 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.84 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.83 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.81 people per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.78 people per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.74 people per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.7 people per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.64 people per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.57 people per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 1.49 people per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 1.4 people per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 1.3 people per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 1.18 people per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 1.05 people per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2023 | 0.903 people per square kilometre | -14.1% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.903 people per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3756 people per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.903 people per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5739 people per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.95 people per square kilometre | 1.84 people per square kilometre | 2.1 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.68 people per square kilometre | 1.4 people per square kilometre | 1.84 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 people per square kilometre | 0.903 people per square kilometre | 1.3 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 30 Djibouti 1.06 people per square kilometre compare
- 31 Equatorial Guinea 1.02 people per square kilometre compare
- 32 Lesotho 0.9081 people per square kilometre compare
- 34 Mozambique 0.8765 people per square kilometre compare
- 35 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.8635 people per square kilometre compare
- 36 Pakistan 0.7602 people per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Ethiopia?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Ethiopia was 0.903 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1 people per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.903 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Ethiopia rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Ethiopia ranks 33rd out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.3%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.