People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Eswatini
Eswatini: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 97.9% 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 highest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Eswatini stood at 97.9%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Eswatini peaked at 97.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 85.5%, in 2000.
Eswatini ranks 52nd of 97 countries on this measure, 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 | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 85.5% | — |
| 2001 | 86.3% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 87.1% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 87.9% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 88.7% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 89.5% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 90.3% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 91.1% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 92.8% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 93.6% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 94.4% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 95.2% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 96.8% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 97.5% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 97.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.1% | 85.5% | 92.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 93.6% | 97.9% | 8 |
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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 97.9% 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 97.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.5% in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Eswatini ranks 52nd 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 7.4%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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