Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Eritrea
Eritrea: Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities was 21.7 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Eritrea, 2000–2016
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2016, proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Eritrea stood at 21.7. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Eritrea peaked at 21.7 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 15.9, in 2000.
That places Eritrea 229th out of 231 countries with data for 2016, putting it 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 | 18.2 | 15.9 | 20.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.04 | 20.39 | 21.7 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 226 Papua New Guinea 29.42 compare
- 227 Niger 26.53 compare
- 228 South Sudan 22.29 compare
- 230 Ethiopia 18.87 compare
- 231 Chad 18.7 compare
More population data for Eritrea
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 5,964 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.97 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4564 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.264 (2100)
- Population density 69.76 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 525,382 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.264 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1.97 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -0.8888 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 119 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Eritrea?
- Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Eritrea was 21.7 in 2016, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7 in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9 in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Eritrea ranks 229th out of 231 countries with data for 2016.
- Is proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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