Drinking water usage in urban areas in Eswatini
Eswatini: Drinking water usage in urban areas was 1,871 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water usage in urban areas 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 1,871 people for drinking water usage in urban areas in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.5% on the previous year and down 69.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water usage in urban areas in Eswatini peaked at 11,044 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,871 people, in 2024.
That places Eswatini 60th out of 188 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,330 people | 7,744 people | 11,044 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,827 people | 4,104 people | 7,441 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,801 people | 1,871 people | 3,692 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 57 Equatorial Guinea 3,410 people compare
- 58 Lesotho 3,071 people compare
- 59 Botswana 2,188 people compare
- 61 Cuba 1,381 people compare
- 62 Central African Republic 1,337 people compare
- 63 Guinea-Bissau 1,315 people compare
More environment data for Eswatini
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2.93 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.36 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.7887 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1053 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.3101 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0117 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0022 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0054 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.157 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water usage in urban areas in Eswatini?
- Drinking water usage in urban areas in Eswatini was 1,871 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 usage in urban areas recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 11,044 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water usage in urban areas recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,871 people in 2024.
- How does Eswatini rank for drinking water usage in urban areas?
- Eswatini ranks 60th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water usage in urban areas rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.1%. 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 usage in urban areas. 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.