Share using safely managed drinking water in Eswatini
Eswatini: Share using safely managed drinking water was 38.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share using safely managed drinking water in Eswatini, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share using safely managed drinking water in Eswatini is 38.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share using safely managed drinking water in Eswatini peaked at 38.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 2000.
Eswatini ranks 134th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share using safely managed drinking water in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.4% | — |
| 2001 | 27.9% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 28.4% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 28.9% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 29.4% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 29.9% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 30.4% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 30.9% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 31.6% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 32.2% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 32.8% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 33.3% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 33.7% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 34.1% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 34.4% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 34.8% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 35.2% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 35.6% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 35.9% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 36.3% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 36.7% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 37.1% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 37.5% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 37.8% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 38.2% | +1.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 38.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 42.9%, 89% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 38.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.4%, 1.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)
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 |
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share using safely managed drinking water in Eswatini?
- Share using safely managed drinking water in Eswatini was 38.2% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 38.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for share using safely managed drinking water?
- Eswatini ranks 134th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share using safely managed drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.