Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0.1277 people per person in 2016. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Eritrea, 2000–2016
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.1277 people per person for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in 2016. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Eritrea peaked at 0.1277 people per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1082 people per person, in 2000.
That places Eritrea 3rd out of 182 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1082 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.11 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1117 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1133 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1149 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1165 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1179 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1194 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1207 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1205 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1203 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.12 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1197 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1217 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1237 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1257 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1277 people per person | +1.6% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.1277 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0085 people per person, 15.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.1277 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0109 people per person, 11.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1153 people per person | 0.1082 people per person | 0.1207 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1227 people per person | 0.1197 people per person | 0.1277 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 urban areas, per capita in Eritrea?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Eritrea was 0.1277 people per person in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1277 people per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1082 people per person in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 3rd out of 182 countries with data for 2016.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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.
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Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.