Drinking water usage in urban areas in Eritrea
Eritrea: Drinking water usage in urban areas was 6,369 people in 2016. ▲ Rising
Drinking water usage in urban 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
The most recent figure for drinking water usage in urban areas in Eritrea is 6,369 people, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 63.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water usage in urban areas in Eritrea peaked at 6,369 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2,240 people, in 2000.
Eritrea ranks 52nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,488 people | 2,240 people | 4,869 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,879 people | 5,180 people | 6,369 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 usage in urban areas in Eritrea?
- Drinking water usage in urban areas in Eritrea was 6,369 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 usage in urban areas recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 6,369 people in 2016.
- What is the lowest drinking water usage in urban areas recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,240 people in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for drinking water usage in urban areas?
- Eritrea ranks 52nd out of 188 countries with data for 2016.
- Is drinking water usage in urban areas rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.4%. 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 usage in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.