Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Eritrea

Access to basic sanitation in Eritrea in 2016 — 11.9%. Ranked 209 in the world out of 213. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 3.7 pp.

2016 11.9% +0.1 pp vs 2015
World rank 209of 213
Period maximum 11.9%2016
Period minimum 8.3%2000

Trend over time

2000–2016 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Eritrea, 2000–2016891011122000200220042006200820102012201420162000: 8.3%2001: 8.6%2002: 9%2003: 9.3%2004: 9.6%2005: 10%2006: 10.3%2007: 10.6%2008: 10.8%2009: 11%2010: 11.2%2011: 11.4%2012: 11.5%2013: 11.6%2014: 11.7%2015: 11.8%2016: 11.9%
Change over the period: +3.7 pp Annual average: 0.23 pp

Comparison, 2016

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eritrea

Eritrea 11.9%
World 73.8%
Eastern Africa computed 24%
Low-income countries computed 29.6%
Access to basic sanitation — Eritrea, by year Eritrea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2016 11.9 +0.1 pp
2015 11.8 +0.1 pp
2014 11.7 +0.1 pp
2013 11.6 +0.1 pp
2012 11.5 +0.2 pp
2011 11.4 +0.2 pp
2010 11.2 +0.2 pp
2009 11 +0.2 pp
2008 10.8 +0.3 pp
2007 10.6 +0.3 pp
2006 10.3 +0.3 pp
2005 10 +0.3 pp
2004 9.6 +0.3 pp
2003 9.3 +0.3 pp
2002 9 +0.3 pp
2001 8.6 +0.4 pp
2000 8.3

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.