People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … sanitation Q1 lowest in Eswatini
Eswatini: People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … sanitation Q1 lowest was 41.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Eswatini, 2000–2017
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: Q1 (lowest) … sanitation Q1 lowest in Eswatini, year by year
| 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% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 41.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.6%, 2.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 41.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.6%, 4.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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