People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Eswatini
Eswatini: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 18.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 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, urban (% of urban) in Eswatini stood at 18.8%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Eswatini peaked at 18.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2000.
That places Eswatini 77th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.3% | — |
| 2001 | 17.4% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 17.5% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 17.6% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 17.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 17.8% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 17.9% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 18.1% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 18.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 18.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 18.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 18.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.7% | 17.3% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 18.2% | 18.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 74 Guinea-Bissau 21.7% compare
- 75 Niger 20.2% compare
- 76 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 19.8% compare
- 78 Côte d'Ivoire 18.4% compare
- 79 Sao Tome and Principe 17.5% compare
- 80 Haiti 17.3% compare
More health data for Eswatini
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6228 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,406 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 206 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0129 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 0.7743 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0088 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Eswatini?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Eswatini was 18.8% 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, urban (% of urban) recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Eswatini ranks 77th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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