People using at least basic drinking water services in Eritrea
Eritrea: People using at least basic drinking water services was 51.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services in Eritrea, 2000–2016
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 51.8% for people using at least basic drinking water services in 2016. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Eritrea peaked at 51.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 46.8%, in 2000.
Eritrea ranks 210th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.3% | 46.8% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.8% | 50.0% | 51.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 207 Niger 53.4% compare
- 208 Papua New Guinea 53.3% compare
- 209 Chad 52.2% compare
- 211 Burkina Faso 50.0% compare
- 212 South Sudan 39.7% compare
- 213 Central African Republic 36.5% compare
More health data for Eritrea
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 41,886 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 43,741 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 42,370 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 42,908 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 42,246 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 44,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 43,173 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 44,632 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 42,761 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 684,764 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Eritrea?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Eritrea was 51.8% in 2016, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 51.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.8% in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Eritrea ranks 210th out of 214 countries with data for 2016.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.