People using at least: Q3 … sanitation Q3 rural in Eswatini
Eswatini: People using at least: Q3 … sanitation Q3 rural was 62.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Eswatini, 2000–2017
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, rural (% of rural) in Eswatini stood at 62.2%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Eswatini peaked at 62.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 46.5%, in 2000.
Eswatini ranks 46th of 97 countries on this measure, 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: Q3 … sanitation Q3 rural in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.5% | — |
| 2001 | 47.5% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 48.4% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 49.4% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 50.4% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 51.4% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 52.4% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 53.4% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 54.3% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 55.3% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 56.3% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 57.3% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 58.3% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 59.3% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 60.2% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 61.2% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 62.2% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 62.2% | +0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 62.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.4%, 2.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 62.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.4%, 4.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.9% | 46.5% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.6% | 56.3% | 62.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Eswatini?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Eswatini was 62.2% 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, rural (% of rural) recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 62.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.5% in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
- Eswatini ranks 46th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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