Ethiopia - Access to safely managed sanitation services

People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)

People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in Ethiopia was 4.12 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 4.12 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.35 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 0.35
2001 0.60
2002 0.84
2003 1.08
2004 1.31
2005 1.53
2006 1.75
2007 1.96
2008 2.16
2009 2.36
2010 2.55
2011 2.74
2012 2.92
2013 3.09
2014 3.25
2015 3.41
2016 3.56
2017 3.71
2018 3.85
2019 3.99
2020 4.12

People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population)

People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Ethiopia was 15.92 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 15.92 in 2020, while its lowest value was 12.32 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 12.32
2001 12.53
2002 12.66
2003 12.79
2004 12.97
2005 13.15
2006 13.33
2007 13.51
2008 13.69
2009 13.87
2010 14.05
2011 14.23
2012 14.41
2013 14.60
2014 14.78
2015 14.97
2016 15.16
2017 15.35
2018 15.54
2019 15.73
2020 15.92

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Ethiopia was 6.68 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 6.68 in 2020, while its lowest value was 2.12 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 2.12
2001 2.38
2002 2.63
2003 2.88
2004 3.12
2005 3.36
2006 3.59
2007 3.82
2008 4.06
2009 4.31
2010 4.54
2011 4.78
2012 5.01
2013 5.22
2014 5.44
2015 5.65
2016 5.87
2017 6.07
2018 6.28
2019 6.48
2020 6.68

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention