Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0.5423 people per person in 2016. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Eritrea, 2000–2016
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.5423 people per person for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Eritrea peaked at 0.7191 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5423 people per person, in 2016.
That places Eritrea 4th out of 171 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7191 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.705 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6908 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6766 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6624 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6482 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.634 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6198 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6056 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5951 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5847 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5744 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5641 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5587 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5533 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5478 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5423 people per person | -1.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.5423 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1359 people per person, 4.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.5423 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0994 people per person, 5.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6556 people per person | 0.5951 people per person | 0.7191 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5607 people per person | 0.5423 people per person | 0.5847 people per person | 7 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Eritrea?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Eritrea was 0.5423 people per person in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7191 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5423 people per person in 2016.
- How does Eritrea rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 4th out of 171 countries with data for 2016.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.