Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Eswatini
Eswatini: Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location was 64.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Eswatini, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 64.5% for proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Eswatini peaked at 64.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.3%, in 2000.
Eswatini ranks 199th of 249 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.3% | — |
| 2001 | 50.7% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 51.3% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 51.8% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 52.4% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 52.9% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 53.5% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 54.1% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 54.7% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 55.3% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 55.9% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 56.6% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 57.2% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 57.8% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 58.4% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 59.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 59.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 60.2% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 60.8% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 61.5% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 62.1% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 62.7% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 63.3% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 63.9% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 64.5% | +0.9% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 64.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58.0%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 64.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.9%, 1.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.7% | 50.3% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.7% | 55.9% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.3% | 62.1% | 64.5% | 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 proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Eswatini?
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Eswatini was 64.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 64.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.3% in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location?
- Eswatini ranks 199th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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