Share of the population using improved water sources in Eritrea
Eritrea: Share of the population using improved water sources was 69.4% in 2016. ▬ Flat
Share of the population using improved water sources 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population using improved water sources in Eritrea is 69.4%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved water sources in Eritrea peaked at 69.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 68.4%, in 2012.
That places Eritrea 225th out of 231 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of the population using improved water sources in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68.7% | — |
| 2001 | 68.6% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 68.6% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 68.6% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 68.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 68.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 68.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 68.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 68.7% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 68.6% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 68.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 68.4% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 68.4% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 68.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 68.9% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 69.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 69.4% | +0.4% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 69.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 83.3%, 83% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 69.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.2%, 82% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.6% | 68.6% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.8% | 68.4% | 69.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 222 Mozambique 75.3% compare
- 223 Kenya 74.4% compare
- 224 Niger 70.2% compare
- 226 Equatorial Guinea 67.6% compare
- 227 Chad 64.8% compare
- 228 Central African Republic 63.3% compare
More environment data for Eritrea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -12.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 57.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Standard Deviation 0.531 °C (2023)
- Temperature change 0.012 °C (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6471 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.3665 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved water sources in Eritrea?
- Share of the population using improved water sources in Eritrea was 69.4% 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 share of the population using improved water sources recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 69.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved water sources recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.4% in 2012.
- How does Eritrea rank for share of the population using improved water sources?
- Eritrea ranks 225th out of 231 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share of the population using improved water sources rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Share of the population using improved water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.