People using at least: Q2 … drinking Q2 urban in Eswatini
Eswatini: People using at least: Q2 … drinking Q2 urban was 97.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% 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, urban (% of) in Eswatini is 97.8%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Eswatini peaked at 97.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 80.4%, in 2000.
That places Eswatini 43rd 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: Q2 … drinking Q2 urban in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.4% | — |
| 2001 | 81.5% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 82.6% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 83.6% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 84.7% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 85.8% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 86.9% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 88.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 89.1% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 90.2% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 91.2% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 92.3% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 93.4% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 94.5% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 95.6% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 96.7% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 97.8% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 97.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94.3%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 97.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84.8%, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.3% | 80.4% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.9% | 91.2% | 97.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Eswatini?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Eswatini was 97.8% 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, urban (% of) recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.4% in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Eswatini ranks 43rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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