Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Eswatini
Eswatini: Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals was 3.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Eswatini, 1980–2022
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
Eswatini recorded 3.9% for municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in 2022. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Eswatini peaked at 3.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1980.
Eswatini ranks 168th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.7% | — |
| 1981 | 1.7% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 1.8% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 1.8% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 1.9% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 1.9% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 1.9% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 2.0% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 2.0% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 2.0% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 2.1% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 2.1% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 2.1% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 2.2% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 2.2% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 2.3% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | +13.8% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.3% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Eswatini?
- Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Eswatini was 3.9% 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 municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1980.
- How does Eswatini rank for municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- Eswatini ranks 168th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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 Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Municipal (domestic) water withdrawals as a percentage of total water withdrawals (which is the sum of water used for agriculture, industry, and municipal purposes).