Population using at least basic sanitation services in Eswatini
Eswatini: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 70.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
70.1%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
115th
of 174 countries
All-time high
70.1%
in 2024
All-time low
45.5%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Eswatini, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using at least basic sanitation services in Eswatini is 70.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Eswatini peaked at 70.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.5%, in 2000.
Eswatini ranks 115th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.5% | — |
| 2001 | 46.2% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 47.1% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 48.1% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 49.1% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 50.0% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 51.0% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 52.0% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 53.0% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 54.0% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 55.0% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 56.1% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 57.1% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 58.1% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 59.2% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 60.2% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 61.3% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 62.4% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 63.4% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 64.5% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 65.6% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 66.7% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 67.9% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 69.0% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 70.1% | +1.6% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 70.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.0%, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 70.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.6%, 2.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.6% | 45.5% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.7% | 55.0% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.9% | 65.6% | 70.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 112 Morocco 71.4% compare
- 113 Panama 70.8% compare
- 114 Russia 70.4% compare
- 116 East Timor 69.4% compare
- 117 Bangladesh 67.6% compare
- 118 Marshall Islands 67.5% compare
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic sanitation services in Eswatini?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Eswatini was 70.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 70.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.5% in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Eswatini ranks 115th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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