People not using improved drinking water sources in Eswatini
Eswatini: People not using improved drinking water sources was 168,104 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not 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
Eswatini recorded 168,104 people for people not using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Eswatini peaked at 439,086 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 168,104 people, in 2024.
Eswatini ranks 88th 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 not using improved drinking water sources in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 439,086 people | — |
| 2001 | 431,334 people | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 422,825 people | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 413,661 people | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 404,007 people | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 393,953 people | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 383,579 people | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 373,172 people | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 361,898 people | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 350,381 people | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 338,560 people | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 326,528 people | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 314,580 people | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 302,542 people | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 290,435 people | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 278,258 people | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 265,976 people | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 253,988 people | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 242,232 people | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 230,279 people | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 218,437 people | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 206,485 people | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 193,984 people | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 181,116 people | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 168,104 people | -7.2% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 168,104 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 912,712 people, 18% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 168,104 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.99 million people, 8% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 397,390 people | 350,381 people | 439,086 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 284,338 people | 230,279 people | 338,560 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 193,625 people | 168,104 people | 218,437 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 people not using improved drinking water sources in Eswatini?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Eswatini was 168,104 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 439,086 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 168,104 people in 2024.
- How does Eswatini rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Eswatini ranks 88th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.1%. 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 People not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.