People using at least basic sanitation services in Eritrea
Eritrea: People using at least basic sanitation services was 11.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation 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
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services in Eritrea is 11.9%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Eritrea peaked at 11.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2000.
Eritrea ranks 213th 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 | 9.8% | 8.3% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 11.2% | 11.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 210 South Sudan 14.4% compare
- 211 Central African Republic 14.0% compare
- 212 Chad 13.1% compare
- 214 Ethiopia 10.4% 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 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, female, interpolated 42,246 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 42,761 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 41,479 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Eritrea?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Eritrea was 11.9% 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 sanitation services recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Eritrea ranks 213th out of 214 countries with data for 2016.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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 sanitation 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 sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.