People using improved drinking water sources in Eswatini
Eswatini: People using improved drinking water sources was 58,199 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources 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
The most recent figure for people using improved drinking water sources in Eswatini is 58,199 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Eswatini peaked at 167,316 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 58,199 people, in 2024.
Eswatini ranks 96th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 167,316 people | — |
| 2001 | 164,117 people | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 160,629 people | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 156,889 people | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 152,963 people | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 148,884 people | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 144,683 people | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 140,476 people | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 135,994 people | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 131,415 people | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 126,715 people | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 121,931 people | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 117,161 people | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 112,353 people | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 107,514 people | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 102,642 people | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 97,726 people | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 92,912 people | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 88,174 people | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 83,354 people | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 78,562 people | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 73,718 people | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 68,663 people | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 63,464 people | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 58,199 people | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 150,337 people | 131,415 people | 167,316 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 105,048 people | 83,354 people | 126,715 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 68,521 people | 58,199 people | 78,562 people | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.321 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate -31.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per capita 0.0066 m3 per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, annual growth rate 27.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, per capita 0.0041 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate -88.76 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Eswatini?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Eswatini was 58,199 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 167,316 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,199 people in 2024.
- How does Eswatini rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Eswatini ranks 96th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.9%. 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.