Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Eritrea
Eritrea: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities was 21.7 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Eritrea, 2000–2016
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Eritrea is 21.7, measured in 2016. 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, share of the 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 230th out of 232 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
- 227 Papua New Guinea 29.42 compare
- 228 Niger 26.53 compare
- 229 South Sudan 22.29 compare
- 231 Ethiopia 18.87 compare
- 232 Chad 18.7 compare
More population data for Eritrea
- 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)
- Fertility vs contraception 3.68 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 3.68 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 119 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.68 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 3.71 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 3.5 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Eritrea?
- Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Eritrea was 21.7 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7 in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9 in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Eritrea ranks 230th out of 232 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share of the 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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