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Eritrea: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban

89.74percent · 2016-0.4% since 2006

The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water. Annual figures for Eritrea from 2000 to 2016.

20002016

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
201689.738
201589.738
201489.738
201389.738
201289.738
201189.802
201089.866
200989.93
200889.994
200790.058
200690.122
200590.186
200490.25
200390.314
200290.378
200190.442
200090.506

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Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). People using at least basic drinking water services, urban. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-at-least-basic-drinking-water-services-zs (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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