Drinking water services in Eswatini
Eswatini: Drinking water services was 109,905 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services in Eswatini, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 109,905 people for drinking water services in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in Eswatini peaked at 271,771 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 109,905 people, in 2024.
That places Eswatini 63rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water services in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 271,771 people | — |
| 2001 | 267,217 people | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 262,196 people | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 256,771 people | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 251,044 people | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 245,069 people | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 238,896 people | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 232,696 people | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 225,904 people | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 218,966 people | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 211,845 people | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 204,598 people | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 197,419 people | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 190,189 people | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 182,922 people | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 175,616 people | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 168,250 people | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 161,076 people | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 154,058 people | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 146,925 people | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 139,874 people | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 132,767 people | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 125,321 people | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 117,652 people | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 109,905 people | -6.6% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 109,905 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 261,824 people, 42% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 109,905 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 511,332 people, 21% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 247,053 people | 218,966 people | 271,771 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 179,290 people | 146,925 people | 211,845 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 125,104 people | 109,905 people | 139,874 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More environment data for Eswatini
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.321 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2772 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in Eswatini?
- Drinking water services in Eswatini was 109,905 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water services recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 271,771 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 109,905 people in 2024.
- How does Eswatini rank for drinking water services?
- Eswatini ranks 63rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.