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Ethiopia: People using at least basic drinking water services

55.60percent · 2024+37.4% since 2014

The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water. Annual figures for Ethiopia from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202455.596
202354.126
202252.645
202151.155
202049.655
201948.146
201846.629
201745.103
201643.57
201542.027
201440.477
201338.919
201237.354
201135.772
201034.184
200932.588
200830.987
200729.378
200627.866
200526.358
200424.846
200323.33
200221.811
200120.286
200018.759

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). People using at least basic drinking water services. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-at-least-basic-drinking-water-services-sh-h2o-basw-zs (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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