Environment in Eritrea 116 indicators covering environment for Eritrea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source 51.8% 2016 up 6.1% 227th People using at least a basic drinking water source 1.62 million people 2016 up 22.7% 148th People not using improved drinking water sources 954,690 people 2016 up 12.6% 56th Share of population not using improved drinking water sources 30.6% 2016 down 2.6% 7th Share of the population using improved water sources 69.4% 2016 up 1.2% 225th Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 6.33 Mt CO2e 2023 up 11.0% 133rd Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services 27.8% 2016 down 5.4% 176th People in rural areas not using an improved water source 911,772 people 2016 up 11.0% 51st Change in the consumption of ozone-depleting substances 2.41 2021 down 36.4% 87th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 1.0% 2023 up 25.0% 166th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 24.4% 2023 up 5.6% 164th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 12.0% 2023 up 27.7% 160th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop -0.212 Mt CO2e 2023 up 4.1% 76th Share of land covered by forest 11.9% 2025 down 4.0% 158th Land use 692,000 hectares 2023 unchanged 122nd Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 10,000 hectares 2025 unchanged 143rd Forest rents 2.3% 2011 down 48.2% 32nd Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 3.87 2011 down 14.6% 163rd Exported deforestation 0 hectares 2023 — 150th Imported deforestation 1,631 hectares 2023 up 3,222.9% 121st Deforestation embedded in trade 1,631 hectares 2023 up 3,222.9% 87th Consumption-based deforestation per person 4.7 square meters 2023 up 2,844.6% 71st Total official financial flows for water supply and sanitation, by recipient 450,000 millions of constant united states dollars 2023 down 53.6% 126th Total donations received for biodiversity conservation 1.84 million millions of constant united states dollars 2023 up 475.0% 111th Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 0.0% 2024 — 224th Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas 0.0% 2024 — 170th Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas 0.0% 2024 — 170th Drinking water usage in urban areas 6,369 people 2016 up 63.4% 52nd People using improved drinking water sources 420,276 people 2016 down 23.3% 63rd Drinking water services 534,414 people 2016 up 77.8% 40th Drinking water services in rural areas 528,044 people 2016 up 78.0% 39th Agriculture-driven deforestation 0 hectares 2024 — 182nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -0.212 Mt CO2e 2023 up 4.1% 44th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 0 Mt CO2e 2023 — 134th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land 0 Mt CO2e 2020 — 59th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0 Mt CO2e 2020 — 38th Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 0.0% 2024 — 151st Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources 11.2% 2022 unchanged 89th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st Forest certified for sustainable use 0 thousands of hectares 2024 — 85th Ozone (O₃) concentration 47 ppb 2015 unchanged 136th Above-ground forest biomass 72.52 tonnes per hectare 2020 up 0.6% 146th Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas 24.04 micrograms per cubic meter 2019 up 1.6% 71st Rural population density 617.16 rural population per sq. km of arable land 2011 up 10.8% 10th Share of forest area within protected areas 10.0% 2020 unchanged 115th CO2 emissions from cement production 22 thousand metric tons 2009 unchanged 30th CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total 513.38 thousand metric tons 2009 down 17.2% 43rd Economically active population in agriculture, female 710,000 FAO, number 2012 up 35.2% 30th Agricultural population 4.08 million FAO, number 2012 up 34.3% 30th Economically active population in agriculture, male 923,000 FAO, number 2012 up 38.6% 30th Non-agricultural population 1.50 million FAO, number 2012 up 60.4% 36th Terrestrial protected areas 5,835 sq. km 2010 up 1.8% 34th CO2 emissions from gas flaring 0 thousand metric tons 2009 — 7th Marine protected areas 0 sq. km 2010 — 31st ← Previous Page 2 of 2