Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Eswatini
Eswatini: Population using safely managed drinking-water services was 25.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
25.3%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
53rd
of 85 countries
All-time high
25.3%
in 2024
All-time low
14.9%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Eswatini, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Eswatini stood at 25.3%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Eswatini peaked at 25.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2000.
Eswatini ranks 53rd of 85 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 safely managed drinking-water services in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.9% | — |
| 2001 | 15.4% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 15.8% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 16.2% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 16.7% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 17.1% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 17.5% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 18.4% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 18.8% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 19.3% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 19.7% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 20.1% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 20.6% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 21.0% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 21.4% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 21.9% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 22.3% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 22.7% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 23.6% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 24.0% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 24.5% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 24.9% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 25.3% | +1.7% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 25.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.7%, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 25.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.1%, 2.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.9% | 14.9% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 19.3% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 23.6% | 25.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 50 Azerbaijan 32.0% compare
- 51 Afghanistan 28.4% compare
- 52 Fiji 27.0% compare
- 54 Laos 25.2% compare
- 55 Sao Tome and Principe 24.6% compare
- 56 Indonesia 24.4% 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 safely managed drinking-water services in Eswatini?
- Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Eswatini was 25.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for population using safely managed drinking-water services?
- Eswatini ranks 53rd out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed drinking-water services rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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 safely managed drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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