Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 8.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Ethiopia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Ethiopia stood at 8.1%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Ethiopia peaked at 8.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2000.
That places Ethiopia 149th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.3% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 4.5% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 7.0% | 8.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using safely managed sanitation in Ethiopia?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Ethiopia was 8.1% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Ethiopia ranks 149th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.