Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita was 0.1623 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Ethiopia, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Ethiopia is 0.1623 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.9% on the previous year and down 58.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 0.7187 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1623 people per person, in 2024.
That places Ethiopia 21st out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7187 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.6951 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6715 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.648 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6246 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6012 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5778 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5545 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5304 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5064 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4826 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4588 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4352 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4117 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3884 people per person | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3651 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.342 people per person | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3191 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2963 people per person | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2736 people per person | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.251 people per person | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2286 people per person | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2064 people per person | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1843 people per person | -10.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1623 people per person | -11.9% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.1623 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1444 people per person, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.1623 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1215 people per person, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6128 people per person | 0.5064 people per person | 0.7187 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3773 people per person | 0.2736 people per person | 0.4826 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2065 people per person | 0.1623 people per person | 0.251 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 18 Haiti 0.1753 people per person compare
- 19 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1669 people per person compare
- 20 Sudan 0.1639 people per person compare
- 22 Mauritania 0.1619 people per person compare
- 23 Mozambique 0.1604 people per person compare
- 24 Djibouti 0.1588 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, per capita in Ethiopia?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Ethiopia was 0.1623 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7187 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1623 people per person in 2024.
- How does Ethiopia rank for sanitation facilities usage, per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 21st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.2%. 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, 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)
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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.