People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Eswatini
Eswatini: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 767,858 people in 2024. ▬ Flat
People not using safely managed 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 767,858 people for people not using safely managed drinking water sources in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Eswatini peaked at 767,858 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 744,905 people, in 2014.
Eswatini ranks 74th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 755,458 people | 748,982 people | 758,621 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 746,426 people | 744,905 people | 751,351 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 761,881 people | 755,027 people | 767,858 people | 5 |
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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 people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Eswatini?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Eswatini was 767,858 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 safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 767,858 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 744,905 people in 2014.
- How does Eswatini rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Eswatini ranks 74th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 safely managed drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed drinking water sources either use unimproved drinking water sources or the improved sources they use are not located on their premises, not available when needed, or not free of contamination.