Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Eritrea
Eritrea: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 11.18 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Eritrea, 2000–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 11.18 for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Eritrea peaked at 11.18 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 7.94, in 2000.
Eritrea ranks 89th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.94 | — |
| 2001 | 8.75 | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 9.56 | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 10.37 | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 11.18 | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 11.18 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11.18 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11.18 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11.18 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11.18 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.18 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.18 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11.18 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11.18 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11.18 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11.18 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11.18 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11.18 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11.18 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11.18 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11.18 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11.18 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11.18 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.37 | 7.94 | 11.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.18 | 11.18 | 11.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.18 | 11.18 | 11.18 | 3 |
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- Temperature change 0.012 °C (2023)
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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 11.18 in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 11.18 in 2004.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.94 in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Eritrea ranks 89th out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
- 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 AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 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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About this data
The level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources is the ratio between total freshwater withdrawn by all major sectors and total renewable freshwater resources, after taking into account environmental water requirements. Main sectors, as defined by ISIC standards, include agriculture; forestry and fishing; manufacturing; electricity industry; and services. This indicator is also known as water withdrawal intensity.