Drinking water services in Eritrea
Eritrea: Drinking water services was 534,414 people in 2016. ▲ Rising
Drinking water services in Eritrea, 2000–2016
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drinking water services in Eritrea is 534,414 people, measured in 2016.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 77.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in Eritrea peaked at 541,201 people in 2013 and was at its lowest, 79,360 people, in 2000.
Eritrea ranks 40th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 245,003 people | 79,360 people | 418,348 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 521,658 people | 459,574 people | 541,201 people | 7 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More environment data for Eritrea
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 6.58 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.86 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.15 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1944 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.4952 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4.53 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.685 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in Eritrea?
- Drinking water services in Eritrea was 534,414 people in 2016, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water services recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 541,201 people in 2013.
- What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 79,360 people in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for drinking water services?
- Eritrea ranks 40th out of 231 countries with data for 2016.
- Is drinking water services rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.8%. 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 for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.