People using safely managed drinking water services in Eswatini
Eswatini: People using safely managed drinking water services was 38.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services in Eswatini, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using safely managed drinking water services in Eswatini stood at 38.2%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Eswatini peaked at 38.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 2000.
That places Eswatini 122nd out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed drinking water services in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.4% | — |
| 2001 | 27.9% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 28.4% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 28.9% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 29.4% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 29.9% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 30.4% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 30.9% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 31.6% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 32.2% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 32.8% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 33.3% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 33.7% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 34.1% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 34.4% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 34.8% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 35.2% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 35.6% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 35.9% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 36.3% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 36.7% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 37.1% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 37.5% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 37.8% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 38.2% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.7% | 27.4% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 32.8% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 36.7% | 38.2% | 5 |
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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 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.065 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1639 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.0533 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.166 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Eswatini?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Eswatini was 38.2% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 38.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Eswatini ranks 122nd out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.