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
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Eswatini, 2000–2017
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.5% | 23.3% | 35.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.8% | 37.1% | 45.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 69 Burkina Faso 49.0% compare
- 70 Guinea-Bissau 48.0% compare
- 71 Senegal 48.0% compare
- 73 Niger 45.1% compare
- 74 Afghanistan 45.0% compare
- 75 Rwanda 43.0% compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 206 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.065 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1639 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.0533 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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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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