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Eritrea

Location

  • Geographical region: Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa
  • SDG region: SDG Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Least Developed Countries

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 121,041 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 75% agriculture, 10% forest and 15% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 3,684,032 people (2022)
  • Population density: 35 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 31% lives in urban areas and 56% lives in rural areas (2011)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 6,758,835,465 USD per year (2011)
  • GDP per capita: 1,835 USD per year (2011)
  • Value added by sector: 14% from agriculture, 0% from services and 22% from industry (2009)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Eritrea

  • Drinking water

    --- % of the population in Eritrea uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    --- % of the population in Eritrea uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

    --- % of the population in Eritrea has a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2022)
  • Wastewater

    --- % of domestic wastewater in Eritrea is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

    --- % of monitored water bodies in Eritrea has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2023)
  • Efficiency

    3 $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Eritrea (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2021)
  • Water stress

    11 % of the renewable water resources in Eritrea is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2021)
  • Water management

    37 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Eritrea (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2023) 
  • Transboundary

    --- % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2023)
  • Ecosystems

    30 % of the water basins in Eritrea is experiencing rapid changes in the area covered by surface waters (SDG 6 indicator 6.6.1, 2020)
  • Cooperation

    1 m$ is the amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Eritrea in 2022 (SDG indicator 6.a.1)
  • Participation

    + is the number of sub-sectors (out of 6) with a high level of participation by communities in Eritrea (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

Drinking water

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Eritrea, progress over time

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Eritrea, by service level and location

Sanitation and hygiene

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Eritrea, progress over time

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Eritrea, by service level and location

6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Eritrea, by service level and location

Water quality and wastewater

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Eritrea (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Eritrea, by source (2022)

6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Eritrea (2020-2023), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Eritrea, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 384 (mm/year) (2020)

Renewable water resources: 1,443 m3 per capita (2017)

Water withdrawal: 140 m3 per capita (2004)

Environmental flow requirements: % of the renewable water resources ()

6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Eritrea, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Eritrea, by sector (2020)

Water-use efficiency for ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ only takes into account the proportion of gross value added that comes from irrigated agriculture, since that activity is associated with water withdrawal (other activities are rain-fed).

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Eritrea, progress over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water resources management

6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100) in Eritrea, progress over time, by dimension

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation in Eritrea, progress over time, by component

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

International cooperation and capacity-building

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Eritrea, over time

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Eritrea in 2022, by sub-sector

Water and sanitation-related official development assistance includes water sector policy and governance, water supply, sanitation, water sector policy, water resources conservation, river basins development, waste management/disposal, education and training, agricultural water resources and hydroelectric power.

Annual expenditure for drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in Eritrea, by funding source

Community participation

6.b.1 Procedures in law or policy for participation by users/communities and level of participation in Eritrea (2019-2021)

6.b.1 Level of participation by users/communities in Eritrea, progress over time, by sub-sector