People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Eswatini
Eswatini: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural was 67.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation 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 sanitation services, rural in Eswatini is 67.5%, 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 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Eswatini peaked at 67.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.3%, in 2000.
Eswatini ranks 28th of 100 countries on this measure, 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 sanitation services, rural in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.3% | — |
| 2001 | 43.9% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 44.8% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 45.7% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 46.7% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 47.6% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 48.5% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 49.5% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 50.4% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 51.4% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 52.3% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 53.3% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 54.4% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 55.4% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 56.4% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 57.5% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 58.6% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 59.7% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 60.7% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 61.8% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 62.9% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 64.1% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 65.2% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 66.3% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 67.5% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.2% | 43.3% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.0% | 52.3% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.2% | 62.9% | 67.5% | 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)
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- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0401 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 0.5643 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Eswatini?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Eswatini was 67.5% 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 sanitation services, rural recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 67.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.3% in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Eswatini ranks 28th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. 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 sanitation services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.