Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 16.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Ethiopia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Ethiopia stood at 16.2%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.9% on the previous year and down 58.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Ethiopia peaked at 71.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 2024.
That places Ethiopia 20th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71.9% | — |
| 2001 | 69.5% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 67.2% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 64.8% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 62.5% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 60.1% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 57.8% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 55.4% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 53.0% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 50.6% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 48.3% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 45.9% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 43.5% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 41.2% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 38.8% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 36.5% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 34.2% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 31.9% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 29.6% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 27.4% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 25.1% | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 22.9% | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 20.6% | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 18.4% | -10.7% |
| 2024 | 16.2% | -11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.3% | 50.6% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 27.4% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 16.2% | 25.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More infrastructure data for Ethiopia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 85.95 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 65.08 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 765,634 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.5798 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0058 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 765,634 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6508 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Ethiopia?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Ethiopia was 16.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 71.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 2024.
- How does Ethiopia rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Ethiopia ranks 20th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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