Level of water stress in Eritrea

Freshwater withdrawals in Eritrea were equal to 11.2% of available resources in 2022.

Measure: Level of water stress Unit: % of available freshwater resources Data: 2000 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Eritrea, 2022 11.2% % of available freshwater resources
Change from 2021 0percentage points 2021: 11.2%
Position in 2022 87th of 176 See the full ranking

Level of water stress in Eritrea over time

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% of available freshwater resources. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Level of water stress (% of available freshwater resources), 2000 to 2022
Period Eritrea
2022 11.2%
2021 11.2%
2020 11.2%
2019 11.2%
2018 11.2%
2017 11.2%
2016 11.2%
2015 11.2%
2014 11.2%
2013 11.2%
2012 11.2%
2011 11.2%
2010 11.2%
2009 11.2%
2008 11.2%
2007 11.2%
2006 11.2%
2005 11.2%
2004 11.2%
2003 10.4%
2002 9.6%
2001 8.7%
2000 7.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 11.2%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
  • Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Eritrea has the 87th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, AQUASTAT
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
ER.H2O.FWST.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2022 for Eritrea
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, AQUASTAT