Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Eritrea
Eritrea: Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals was 94.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Eritrea, 2000–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Eritrea is 94.5%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Eritrea peaked at 94.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 70.2%, in 2000.
That places Eritrea 9th out of 180 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70.2% | — |
| 2001 | 77.9% | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 84.4% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 89.8% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 94.5% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 94.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 94.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 94.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 94.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 94.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 94.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 94.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 94.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 94.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 94.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 94.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 94.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 94.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 94.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.9% | 70.2% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.5% | 94.5% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.5% | 94.5% | 94.5% | 3 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Eritrea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.26 % change on previous year (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1412 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 90.81 current US$ per person (2009)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6546 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.1% (2009)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.1% (2009)
- Rural population 65.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Eritrea?
- Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Eritrea was 94.5% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 94.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.2% in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- Eritrea ranks 9th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agricultural water withdrawals as a percentage of total water withdrawals (which is the sum of water used for agriculture, industry and domestic purposes). Agricultural water is defined as the annual quantity of self-supplied water withdrawn for irrigation, livestock and aquaculture purposes.