Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Eritrea
Eritrea: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 11.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Eritrea, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Eritrea stood at 11.2%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Eritrea peaked at 11.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2000.
Eritrea ranks 94th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.9% | — |
| 2001 | 8.8% | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 9.6% | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 10.4% | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 7.9% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Eritrea?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Eritrea was 11.2% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Eritrea ranks 94th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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