People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Eswatini
Eswatini: People using safely managed drinking water services, rural was 25.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Eswatini, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Eswatini is 25.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Eswatini peaked at 25.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2000.
That places Eswatini 53rd out of 85 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.9% | — |
| 2001 | 15.4% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 15.8% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 16.2% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 16.7% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 17.1% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 17.5% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 18.4% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 18.8% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 19.3% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 19.7% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 20.1% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 20.6% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 21.0% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 21.4% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 21.9% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 22.3% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 22.7% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 23.6% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 24.0% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 24.5% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 24.9% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 25.3% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.9% | 14.9% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 19.3% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 23.6% | 25.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 50 Azerbaijan 32.0% compare
- 51 Afghanistan 28.4% compare
- 52 Fiji 27.0% compare
- 54 Lao People's Democratic Republic 25.2% compare
- 55 Sao Tome and Principe 24.6% compare
- 56 Indonesia 24.4% 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 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0302 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 4.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.023 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Eswatini?
- People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Eswatini was 25.3% 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, rural recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services, rural recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for people using safely managed drinking water services, rural?
- Eswatini ranks 53rd out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services, rural rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed drinking water services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.