People using at least: Q5 (highest) … using Q5 highest rural in Eswatini
Eswatini: People using at least: Q5 (highest) … using Q5 highest rural was 63.7% 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). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 63.7% for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Eswatini peaked at 63.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 60.0%, in 2000.
That places Eswatini 60th 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: Q5 (highest) … using Q5 highest rural in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60.0% | — |
| 2001 | 60.3% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 60.5% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 60.7% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 61.0% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 61.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 61.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 61.6% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 61.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 62.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 62.3% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 62.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 62.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 63.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 63.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 63.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 63.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 63.7% | +0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 63.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 61.7%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 63.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.4%, 1.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.1% | 60.0% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.1% | 62.3% | 63.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0553 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5455 % change on previous year (2025)
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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 63.7% 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 63.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.0% in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
- Eswatini ranks 60th 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 3.4%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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