People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Eswatini

Eswatini: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 was 41.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
41.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
48th
of 97 countries
All-time high
41.8%
in 2016
All-time low
22.9%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Eswatini, 2000–2017

0102030402000200820172000: 22.9 lowest2001: 24.1 lowest2002: 25.3 lowest2003: 26.4 lowest2004: 27.6 lowest2005: 28.8 lowest2006: 30 lowest2007: 31.2 lowest2008: 32.3 lowest2009: 33.5 lowest2010: 34.7 lowest2011: 35.9 lowest2012: 37.1 lowest2013: 38.2 lowest2014: 39.4 lowest2015: 40.6 lowest2016: 41.8 lowest2017: 41.8 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 sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Eswatini stood at 41.8%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 34.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Eswatini peaked at 41.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2000.

That places Eswatini 48th 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 basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest) in Eswatini, 2000 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2000 22.9%
2001 24.1% +5.2%
2002 25.3% +4.9%
2003 26.4% +4.7%
2004 27.6% +4.5%
2005 28.8% +4.3%
2006 30.0% +4.1%
2007 31.2% +3.9%
2008 32.3% +3.8%
2009 33.5% +3.7%
2010 34.7% +3.5%
2011 35.9% +3.4%
2012 37.1% +3.3%
2013 38.2% +3.2%
2014 39.4% +3.1%
2015 40.6% +3.0%
2016 41.8% +2.9%
2017 41.8% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 28.2% 22.9% 33.5% 10
2010s 38.7% 34.7% 41.8% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Eswatini?
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Eswatini was 41.8% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 41.8% in 2016.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2000.
How does Eswatini rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1?
Eswatini ranks 48th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of 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, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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