People using at least: Q5 (highest) … using Q5 highest urban in Eswatini
Eswatini: People using at least: Q5 (highest) … using Q5 highest urban was 100.0% 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). Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Eswatini stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Eswatini peaked at 100.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 95.3%, in 2000.
Eswatini ranks 1st of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least: Q5 (highest) … using Q5 highest urban in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95.3% | — |
| 2001 | 95.7% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 96.0% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 96.4% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 96.7% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 97.1% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 97.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 97.8% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 98.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 98.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 98.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 99.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 99.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 99.8% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 100.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 98.0%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 100.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 96.8%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.9% | 95.3% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 98.8% | 100.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0553 units per person (2025)
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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 100.0% 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 100.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.3% in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Eswatini ranks 1st 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 2.3%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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