Ethiopia
Location
- Geographical region: Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa
- SDG region: SDG Sub-Saharan Africa
- Least Developed Countries, Land Locked Developing Countries
Land
- Total area: --- km2
- Land area: 1,128,571 km2 (2020)
- Land use by sector: 34% agriculture, 15% forest and 51% other (2020 - 2021)
People
- Total population: 123,379,924 people (2022)
- Population density: 102 people per km2 (2020)
- Urbanisation: 20% lives in urban areas and 73% lives in rural areas (2020)
Economy
- Total GDP: 264,051,501,936 USD per year (2020)
- GDP per capita: 2,140 USD per year (2020)
- Value added by sector: 38% from agriculture, 37% from services and 24% from industry (2020 - 2023)
SDG 6 snapshot in Ethiopia
Drinking water
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Ethiopia, progress over time
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Ethiopia, by service level and location (2022)
Sanitation and hygiene
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Ethiopia, progress over time
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Ethiopia, by service level and location (2022)
6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Ethiopia, by service level and location (2022)
Water quality and wastewater
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Ethiopia, by source (2021-2022)
Change in 6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Ethiopia, between 2022 and 2024, compared to other countries (and areas) in Eastern Africa
Domestic wastewater flow generated, delivered to treatment, and safely treated in Ethiopia, by sanitation facility (2024)
6.3.2 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Ethiopia (2020-2023), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water use and scarcity
Water resources and withdrawal in Ethiopia, total and per capita
Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 848 (mm/year) (2020)
Renewable water resources: 1,162 m3 per capita (2017)
Water withdrawal: 100 m3 per capita (2016)
Environmental flow requirements: % of the renewable water resources ()
6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Ethiopia, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Ethiopia, by sector (2020)
Water-use efficiency for ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ only takes into account the proportion of gross value added that comes from irrigated agriculture, since that activity is associated with water withdrawal (other activities are rain-fed).
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Ethiopia, progress over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water resources management
6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100) in Ethiopia, progress over time, by dimension
Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)
6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation in Ethiopia, progress over time, by component
Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)
International cooperation and capacity-building
6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Ethiopia, over time
6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Ethiopia in 2022, by sub-sector
Water and sanitation-related official development assistance includes water sector policy and governance, water supply, sanitation, water sector policy, water resources conservation, river basins development, waste management/disposal, education and training, agricultural water resources and hydroelectric power.