Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Eswatini, Kingdom of
Eswatini, Kingdom of: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water was 38.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Eswatini, Kingdom of, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Eswatini, Kingdom of stood at 38.2%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Eswatini, Kingdom of peaked at 38.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 2000.
Eswatini, Kingdom of ranks 122nd of 147 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.7% | 27.4% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 32.8% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 36.7% | 38.2% | 5 |
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- 123 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 36.7% compare
- 124 Lesotho, Kingdom of 31.3% compare
- 125 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 30.6% compare
More environment data for Eswatini, Kingdom of
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.321 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 6,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 6,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 386 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 86 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 22,815 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 25,836 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 10,261 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Eswatini, Kingdom of?
- Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Eswatini, Kingdom of was 38.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Eswatini, Kingdom of?
- The highest recorded value was 38.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Eswatini, Kingdom of?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 2000.
- How does Eswatini, Kingdom of rank for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water?
- Eswatini, Kingdom of ranks 122nd out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Eswatini, Kingdom of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini, Kingdom of data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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