People using at least basic drinking water services in Eritrea
Eritrea: People using at least basic drinking water services was 51.8% in 2016. β² Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services in Eritrea, 2000β2016
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 51.8% for people using at least basic drinking water services in 2016. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Eritrea peaked at 51.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 46.8%, in 2000.
Eritrea ranks 211th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.3% | 46.8% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.8% | 50.0% | 51.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 208 Niger 53.4% compare
- 209 Papua New Guinea 53.3% compare
- 210 Chad 52.2% compare
- 212 Burkina Faso 50.0% compare
- 213 South Sudan 39.7% compare
- 214 Central African Republic 36.5% compare
More health data for Eritrea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 821.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 425 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4938 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 32,833 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Eritrea?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Eritrea was 51.8% in 2016, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 51.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.8% in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Eritrea ranks 211th out of 215 countries with data for 2016.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.