Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services was 30 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Eastern Africa, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 30 % for percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Eastern Africa peaked at 30 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14 %, in 2000.
Eastern Africa ranks 30th of 30 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14 % | — |
| 2001 | 15 % | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 15 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 16 % | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 16 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17 % | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 18 % | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 18 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19 % | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 20 % | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 21 % | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 21 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 22 % | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 23 % | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 24 % | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 24 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25 % | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 26 % | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 26 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 27 % | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 28 % | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 29 % | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 29 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 30 % | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.8 % | 14 % | 20 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.2 % | 20 % | 26 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.6 % | 27 % | 30 % | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Eastern Africa?
- Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Eastern Africa was 30 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 30 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 % in 2000.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Eastern Africa ranks 30th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.