Sanitation facilities usage in Eritrea
Eritrea: Sanitation facilities usage was 2.09 million people in 2016. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in Eritrea, 2000–2016
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 2.09 million people for sanitation facilities usage in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Eritrea peaked at 2.10 million people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.86 million people, in 2000.
Eritrea ranks 26th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 1.99 million people | 1.86 million people | 2.07 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.09 million people | 2.08 million people | 2.10 million people | 7 |
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More reference data data for Eritrea
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.03 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6441 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.4557 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.253 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.3232 °C (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Democracy 0 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Eritrea?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Eritrea was 2.09 million people in 2016, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.10 million people in 2014.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.86 million people in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Eritrea ranks 26th out of 232 countries with data for 2016.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.