Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Djibouti
Djibouti: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita was 0.1588 people per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Djibouti, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 0.1588 people per person for sanitation facilities usage, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Djibouti peaked at 0.1929 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1588 people per person, in 2023.
That places Djibouti 24th out of 214 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, per capita in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1929 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.1926 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1923 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1921 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1918 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.19 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1883 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1866 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1848 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1831 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1813 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1795 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1776 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1756 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1736 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1715 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1694 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1672 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.165 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1627 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1618 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1609 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1599 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1588 people per person | -0.7% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 0.1588 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0674 people per person, 2.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 0.1588 people per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0005 people per person, 291.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1895 people per person | 0.1831 people per person | 0.1929 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1723 people per person | 0.1627 people per person | 0.1813 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1603 people per person | 0.1588 people per person | 0.1618 people per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 21 Ethiopia 0.1623 people per person compare
- 22 Mauritania 0.1619 people per person compare
- 23 Mozambique 0.1604 people per person compare
- 25 Papua New Guinea 0.1564 people per person compare
- 26 Sierra Leone 0.1535 people per person compare
- 27 Lesotho 0.1476 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, per capita in Djibouti?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Djibouti was 0.1588 people per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1929 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1588 people per person in 2023.
- How does Djibouti rank for sanitation facilities usage, per capita?
- Djibouti ranks 24th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per capita rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.