Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Ethiopia

Access to basic sanitation in Ethiopia in 2024 — 10.4%. Ranked 193 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 7.4 pp.

2024 10.4% +0.3 pp vs 2023
World rank 193of 193
Period maximum 10.4%2024
Period minimum 3%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Ethiopia, 2000–20240510152000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 3%2001: 3.2%2002: 3.5%2003: 3.7%2004: 4%2005: 4.3%2006: 4.6%2007: 4.9%2008: 5.2%2009: 5.5%2010: 5.8%2011: 6.1%2012: 6.4%2013: 6.8%2014: 7.1%2015: 7.4%2016: 7.7%2017: 8%2018: 8.4%2019: 8.7%2020: 9%2021: 9.3%2022: 9.7%2023: 10%2024: 10.4%
Change over the period: +7.4 pp Annual average: 0.31 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Ethiopia 10.4%
World 82.2%
Eastern Africa computed 29.7%
Low-income countries computed 33.1%
Access to basic sanitation — Ethiopia, by year Ethiopia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 10.4 +0.3 pp
2023 10 +0.3 pp
2022 9.7 +0.3 pp
2021 9.3 +0.3 pp
2020 9 +0.3 pp
2019 8.7 +0.3 pp
2018 8.4 +0.3 pp
2017 8 +0.3 pp
2016 7.7 +0.3 pp
2015 7.4 +0.3 pp
2014 7.1 +0.3 pp
2013 6.8 +0.3 pp
2012 6.4 +0.3 pp
2011 6.1 +0.3 pp
2010 5.8 +0.3 pp
2009 5.5 +0.3 pp
2008 5.2 +0.3 pp
2007 4.9 +0.3 pp
2006 4.6 +0.3 pp
2005 4.3 +0.3 pp
2004 4 +0.3 pp
2003 3.7 +0.3 pp
2002 3.5 +0.3 pp
2001 3.2 +0.3 pp
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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.