Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on was 5.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Ethiopia, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Ethiopia stood at 5.9%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Ethiopia peaked at 8.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2024.
Ethiopia ranks 108th of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.2% | 7.3% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 5.9% | 7.1% | 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 with basic handwashing facilities on in Ethiopia?
- Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Ethiopia was 5.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2024.
- How does Ethiopia rank for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on?
- Ethiopia ranks 108th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. 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 with basic handwashing facilities on premises, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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