People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Eswatini

Eswatini: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 was 56.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
56.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
48th
of 97 countries
All-time high
56.2%
in 2016
All-time low
38.7%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Eswatini, 2000–2017

02040602000200820172000: 38.72001: 39.82002: 40.92003: 422004: 43.12005: 44.22006: 45.32007: 46.42008: 47.52009: 48.62010: 49.72011: 50.82012: 51.92013: 532014: 542015: 55.12016: 56.22017: 56.2

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

Analysis

In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Eswatini stood at 56.2%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 21.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Eswatini peaked at 56.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 38.7%, 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): Q2 in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Eswatini, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 38.7%
2001 39.8% +2.8%
2002 40.9% +2.8%
2003 42.0% +2.7%
2004 43.1% +2.6%
2005 44.2% +2.5%
2006 45.3% +2.5%
2007 46.4% +2.4%
2008 47.5% +2.4%
2009 48.6% +2.3%
2010 49.7% +2.3%
2011 50.8% +2.2%
2012 51.9% +2.2%
2013 53.0% +2.1%
2014 54.0% +2.1%
2015 55.1% +2.0%
2016 56.2% +2.0%
2017 56.2% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 43.6% 38.7% 48.6% 10
2010s 53.4% 49.7% 56.2% 8

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 45 Rwanda 59.4% compare
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  3. 47 Nepal 58.7% compare
  4. 49 South Africa 55.6% compare
  5. 50 Guatemala 54.7% compare
  6. 51 Lao People's Democratic Republic 51.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Eswatini?
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Eswatini was 56.2% 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): q2 recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 56.2% in 2016.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 38.7% in 2000.
How does Eswatini rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2?
Eswatini ranks 48th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2
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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