Population using safely managed sanitation services in Eswatini
Eswatini: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 67.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
67.5%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
28th
of 99 countries
All-time high
67.5%
in 2024
All-time low
43.3%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Eswatini, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using safely managed sanitation services in Eswatini stood at 67.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Eswatini peaked at 67.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.3%, in 2000.
Eswatini ranks 28th of 99 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 sanitation services in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.3% | — |
| 2001 | 43.9% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 44.8% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 45.7% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 46.7% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 47.6% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 48.5% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 49.5% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 50.4% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 51.4% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 52.3% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 53.3% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 54.4% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 55.4% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 56.4% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 57.5% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 58.6% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 59.7% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 60.7% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 61.8% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 62.9% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 64.1% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 65.2% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 66.3% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 67.5% | +1.7% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 67.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.6%, 1.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 67.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.4%, 3.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.2% | 43.3% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.0% | 52.3% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.2% | 62.9% | 67.5% | 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)
- 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 sanitation services in Eswatini?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Eswatini was 67.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 67.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.3% in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Eswatini ranks 28th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. 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 sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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