Drinking water services in rural areas in Eritrea
Eritrea: Drinking water services in rural areas was 528,044 people in 2016. ▲ Rising
Drinking water services in rural areas 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
In 2016, drinking water services in rural areas in Eritrea stood at 528,044 people.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 78.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in rural areas in Eritrea peaked at 535,232 people in 2013 and was at its lowest, 77,119 people, in 2000.
That places Eritrea 39th out of 178 countries with data for 2016, putting it 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 | 241,515 people | 77,119 people | 413,479 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 515,779 people | 454,394 people | 535,232 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 rural areas in Eritrea?
- Drinking water services in rural areas in Eritrea was 528,044 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 in rural areas recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 535,232 people in 2013.
- What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 77,119 people in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
- Eritrea ranks 39th out of 178 countries with data for 2016.
- Is drinking water services in rural areas rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.0%. 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 in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.