People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Eritrea
Eritrea: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 20.21 people per square kilometre in 2016. ▲ Rising
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Eritrea, 2000–2016
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 20.21 people per square kilometre for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in 2016.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Eritrea peaked at 20.36 people per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 17.6 people per square kilometre, in 2004.
That places Eritrea 38th out of 214 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.71 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 19.12 people per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 19.66 people per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 20.36 people per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 17.6 people per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 17.91 people per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 18.09 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 18.25 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 18.63 people per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 19.05 people per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 19.37 people per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 19.66 people per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 19.86 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 20.06 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 20.14 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 20.14 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20.21 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 20.21 people per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 25.26 people per square kilometre, 80% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 20.21 people per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.84 people per square kilometre, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.74 people per square kilometre | 17.6 people per square kilometre | 20.36 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.92 people per square kilometre | 19.37 people per square kilometre | 20.21 people per square kilometre | 7 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 35 Nauru 21.29 people per square kilometre compare
- 36 Afghanistan 21.14 people per square kilometre compare
- 37 Marshall Islands 20.63 people per square kilometre compare
- 39 Senegal 20.19 people per square kilometre compare
- 40 Cayman Islands 20.15 people per square kilometre compare
- 41 Saint Lucia 18.28 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Eritrea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0531 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1781 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.073 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2642 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Eritrea?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Eritrea was 20.21 people per square kilometre in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 20.36 people per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6 people per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Eritrea rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Eritrea ranks 38th out of 214 countries with data for 2016.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.