Access to clean water — all countries

Access to clean water — Ethiopia

Access to clean water in Ethiopia in 2024 — 55.6%. Ranked 194 in the world out of 202. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 36.8 pp.

2024 55.6% +1.5 pp vs 2023
World rank 194of 202
Period maximum 55.6%2024
Period minimum 18.8%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to clean water — Ethiopia, 2000–202402040602000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 18.8%2001: 20.3%2002: 21.8%2003: 23.3%2004: 24.8%2005: 26.4%2006: 27.9%2007: 29.4%2008: 31%2009: 32.6%2010: 34.2%2011: 35.8%2012: 37.4%2013: 38.9%2014: 40.5%2015: 42%2016: 43.6%2017: 45.1%2018: 46.6%2019: 48.1%2020: 49.7%2021: 51.2%2022: 52.6%2023: 54.1%2024: 55.6%
Change over the period: +36.8 pp Annual average: 1.53 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Ethiopia 55.6%
World 91.5%
Eastern Africa computed 62.5%
Low-income countries computed 60.6%
Access to clean water — Ethiopia, by year Ethiopia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 55.6 +1.5 pp
2023 54.1 +1.5 pp
2022 52.6 +1.5 pp
2021 51.2 +1.5 pp
2020 49.7 +1.5 pp
2019 48.1 +1.5 pp
2018 46.6 +1.5 pp
2017 45.1 +1.5 pp
2016 43.6 +1.5 pp
2015 42 +1.6 pp
2014 40.5 +1.6 pp
2013 38.9 +1.6 pp
2012 37.4 +1.6 pp
2011 35.8 +1.6 pp
2010 34.2 +1.6 pp
2009 32.6 +1.6 pp
2008 31 +1.6 pp
2007 29.4 +1.5 pp
2006 27.9 +1.5 pp
2005 26.4 +1.5 pp
2004 24.8 +1.5 pp
2003 23.3 +1.5 pp
2002 21.8 +1.5 pp
2001 20.3 +1.5 pp
2000 18.8

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sources of drinking water — piped supply, protected wells and springs located no further than 30 minutes away round trip. An improved source does not guarantee that the water is safe, but it is the minimum threshold below which the risk of intestinal infections rises sharply.

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