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

Eswatini: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 41.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
41.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
73rd
of 97 countries
All-time high
41.9%
in 2016
All-time low
21.6%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

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

0102030402000200820172000: 21.6 lowest2001: 22.8 lowest2002: 24.1 lowest2003: 25.4 lowest2004: 26.7 lowest2005: 27.9 lowest2006: 29.2 lowest2007: 30.5 lowest2008: 31.7 lowest2009: 33 lowest2010: 34.3 lowest2011: 35.5 lowest2012: 36.8 lowest2013: 38.1 lowest2014: 39.4 lowest2015: 40.6 lowest2016: 41.9 lowest2017: 41.9 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, rural (% of) in Eswatini stood at 41.9%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 37.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Eswatini peaked at 41.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 2000.

That places Eswatini 73rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest) in Eswatini, 2000 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2000 21.6%
2001 22.8% +5.9%
2002 24.1% +5.6%
2003 25.4% +5.3%
2004 26.7% +5.0%
2005 27.9% +4.8%
2006 29.2% +4.5%
2007 30.5% +4.3%
2008 31.7% +4.2%
2009 33.0% +4.0%
2010 34.3% +3.8%
2011 35.5% +3.7%
2012 36.8% +3.6%
2013 38.1% +3.4%
2014 39.4% +3.3%
2015 40.6% +3.2%
2016 41.9% +3.1%
2017 41.9% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 27.3% 21.6% 33.0% 10
2010s 38.6% 34.3% 41.9% 8

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 70 Senegal 43.1% compare
  2. 71 Rwanda 42.6% compare
  3. 72 Liberia 42.6% compare
  4. 74 Gabon 39.5% compare
  5. 75 Central African Republic 38.8% compare
  6. 76 Zimbabwe 38.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Eswatini?
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Eswatini was 41.9% 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, rural (% of) recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 41.9% in 2016.
What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 2000.
How does Eswatini rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
Eswatini ranks 73rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural 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, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
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