People using at least: Q5 (highest) … People Q5 highest rural in Eswatini
Eswatini: People using at least: Q5 (highest) … People Q5 highest rural was 89.9% 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). Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Eswatini stood at 89.9%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Eswatini peaked at 89.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 65.6%, in 2000.
That places Eswatini 52nd 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: Q5 (highest) … People Q5 highest rural in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.6% | — |
| 2001 | 67.1% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 68.6% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 70.2% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 71.7% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 73.2% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 74.7% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 76.2% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 77.7% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 79.2% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 80.8% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 82.3% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 83.8% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 85.3% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 86.8% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 88.3% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 89.9% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 89.9% | +0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 89.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86.2%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 89.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.9%, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.4% | 65.6% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.9% | 80.8% | 89.9% | 8 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 206 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.6874 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0553 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5455 % change on previous year (2025)
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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 89.9% 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 89.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.6% in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Eswatini ranks 52nd 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 17.9%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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