Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Eswatini
Eswatini: Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas was 76.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas 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 76.9% for using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Eswatini peaked at 79.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 69.9%, in 2000.
That places Eswatini 48th out of 105 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.6% | 69.9% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.9% | 78.0% | 79.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.4% | 76.9% | 77.8% | 5 |
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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 using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Eswatini?
- Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Eswatini was 76.9% 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 using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 79.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.9% in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas?
- Eswatini ranks 48th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. 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 Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas. 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 faecal and priority chemical contamination.