Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Djibouti

Access to basic sanitation in Djibouti in 2023 — 67%. Ranked 149 in the world out of 196. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 23.2 pp.

2023 67% +0.1 pp vs 2022
World rank 149of 196
Period maximum 67%2023
Period minimum 43.8%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Djibouti, 2000–2023405060702000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 43.8%2001: 43.8%2002: 43.8%2003: 43.9%2004: 43.9%2005: 45.4%2006: 46.9%2007: 48.5%2008: 50%2009: 51.5%2010: 53%2011: 54.5%2012: 56%2013: 57.5%2014: 59.1%2015: 60.6%2016: 62.1%2017: 63.6%2018: 65.1%2019: 66.7%2020: 66.7%2021: 66.8%2022: 66.9%2023: 67%
Change over the period: +23.2 pp Annual average: 1.01 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Djibouti

Djibouti 67%
World 81.5%
Eastern Africa computed 29.1%
Access to basic sanitation — Djibouti, by year Djibouti All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 67 +0.1 pp
2022 66.9 +0.1 pp
2021 66.8 +0.1 pp
2020 66.7 +0.1 pp
2019 66.7 +1.5 pp
2018 65.1 +1.5 pp
2017 63.6 +1.5 pp
2016 62.1 +1.5 pp
2015 60.6 +1.5 pp
2014 59.1 +1.5 pp
2013 57.5 +1.5 pp
2012 56 +1.5 pp
2011 54.5 +1.5 pp
2010 53 +1.5 pp
2009 51.5 +1.5 pp
2008 50 +1.5 pp
2007 48.5 +1.5 pp
2006 46.9 +1.5 pp
2005 45.4 +1.5 pp
2004 43.9 +0 pp
2003 43.9 +0 pp
2002 43.8 +0 pp
2001 43.8 +0 pp
2000 43.8

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.