Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Eritrea
Eritrea: Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population was 96.5% in 2016. ▬ Flat
Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population 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
In 2016, using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Eritrea stood at 96.5%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Eritrea peaked at 97.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 96.5%, in 2012.
That places Eritrea 157th out of 188 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.3% | — |
| 2001 | 97.2% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 97.2% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 97.1% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 97.0% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 96.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 96.9% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 96.8% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 96.7% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 96.7% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 96.6% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 96.5% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 96.5% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 96.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 96.0%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 96.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 96.6%, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.0% | 96.7% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.5% | 96.5% | 96.6% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
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 using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Eritrea?
- Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Eritrea was 96.5% 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 using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.5% in 2012.
- How does Eritrea rank for using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population?
- Eritrea ranks 157th out of 188 countries with data for 2016.
- Is using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population. 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.