People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Eswatini
Eswatini: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 164,869 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using an improved water source 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 people.
Analysis
In 2024, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Eswatini stood at 164,869 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Eswatini peaked at 414,404 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 164,869 people, in 2024.
Eswatini ranks 80th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 376,676 people | 333,356 people | 414,404 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 271,808 people | 221,790 people | 322,247 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 188,204 people | 164,869 people | 210,917 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More environment data for Eswatini
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2.93 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.36 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.7887 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1053 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.3101 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0117 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0022 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0054 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.157 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Eswatini?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Eswatini was 164,869 people 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 people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 414,404 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 164,869 people in 2024.
- How does Eswatini rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Eswatini ranks 80th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 People in rural areas not using an improved water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.