People using at least a basic drinking water source in Eswatini
Eswatini: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 998,902 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source 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 at least a basic drinking water source in Eswatini is 998,902 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Eswatini peaked at 998,902 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 545,521 people, in 2000.
That places Eswatini 157th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 615,413 people | 545,521 people | 688,170 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 787,423 people | 705,760 people | 876,684 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 949,880 people | 900,673 people | 998,902 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 using at least a basic drinking water source in Eswatini?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Eswatini was 998,902 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 at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 998,902 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 545,521 people in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Eswatini ranks 157th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.