Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Eswatini
Eswatini: Share of urban population using at least basic water services was 98.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of urban population using at least basic water services 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
Eswatini recorded 98.1% for share of urban population using at least basic water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population using at least basic water services in Eswatini peaked at 98.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 87.7%, in 2000.
That places Eswatini 97th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87.7% | — |
| 2001 | 88.2% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 88.6% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 89.0% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 89.4% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 89.9% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 90.3% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 90.7% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 91.2% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 91.6% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 92.0% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 92.5% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 92.9% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 93.3% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 93.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 94.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 94.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 95.1% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 95.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 96.4% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 96.8% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 97.3% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 97.7% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 98.1% | +0.4% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 98.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94.4%, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 98.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 87.8%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.7% | 87.7% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.0% | 92.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.3% | 96.4% | 98.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 94 North Macedonia 98.3% compare
- 95 Canada 98.3% compare
- 96 Tuvalu 98.2% compare
- 98 Uzbekistan 98.1% compare
- 99 Kazakhstan 98.0% compare
- 100 Dominican Republic 97.9% compare
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 of urban population using at least basic water services in Eswatini?
- Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Eswatini was 98.1% 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 of urban population using at least basic water services recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of urban population using at least basic water services recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.7% in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for share of urban population using at least basic water services?
- Eswatini ranks 97th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban population using at least basic water services rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 of urban population using at least basic water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.