People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Eswatini

Eswatini: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 45.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
45.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
72nd
of 97 countries
All-time high
45.5%
in 2016
All-time low
23.3%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Eswatini, 2000–2017

010203040502000200820172000: 23.3 lowest2001: 24.7 lowest2002: 26.1 lowest2003: 27.4 lowest2004: 28.8 lowest2005: 30.2 lowest2006: 31.6 lowest2007: 33 lowest2008: 34.4 lowest2009: 35.8 lowest2010: 37.1 lowest2011: 38.5 lowest2012: 39.9 lowest2013: 41.3 lowest2014: 42.7 lowest2015: 44.1 lowest2016: 45.5 lowest2017: 45.5 lowest

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.

Analysis

In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Eswatini stood at 45.5%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Eswatini peaked at 45.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 2000.

That places Eswatini 72nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q1 (lowest) in Eswatini, 2000 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2000 23.3%
2001 24.7% +6.0%
2002 26.1% +5.6%
2003 27.4% +5.3%
2004 28.8% +5.1%
2005 30.2% +4.8%
2006 31.6% +4.6%
2007 33.0% +4.4%
2008 34.4% +4.2%
2009 35.8% +4.0%
2010 37.1% +3.9%
2011 38.5% +3.7%
2012 39.9% +3.6%
2013 41.3% +3.5%
2014 42.7% +3.4%
2015 44.1% +3.2%
2016 45.5% +3.1%
2017 45.5% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29.5% 23.3% 35.8% 10
2010s 41.8% 37.1% 45.5% 8

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 69 Burkina Faso 49.0% compare
  2. 70 Guinea-Bissau 48.0% compare
  3. 71 Senegal 48.0% compare
  4. 73 Niger 45.1% compare
  5. 74 Afghanistan 45.0% compare
  6. 75 Rwanda 43.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Eswatini?
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Eswatini was 45.5% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 45.5% in 2016.
What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 2000.
How does Eswatini rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
Eswatini ranks 72nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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