People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Eswatini
Eswatini: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 59.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Eswatini, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Eswatini is 59.2%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Eswatini peaked at 59.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 30.5%, in 2000.
Eswatini ranks 62nd 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, rural (% of) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.5% | — |
| 2001 | 32.3% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 34.1% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 35.9% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 37.7% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 39.5% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 41.3% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 43.1% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 44.9% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 46.7% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 48.5% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 50.3% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 52.1% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 53.9% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 55.6% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 57.4% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 59.2% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 59.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.6% | 30.5% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.5% | 48.5% | 59.2% | 8 |
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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 59.2% 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 59.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.5% in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Eswatini ranks 62nd 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 37.6%. 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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