People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Eswatini
Eswatini: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 40.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Eswatini, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Eswatini stood at 40.9%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Eswatini peaked at 50.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 40.9%, in 2024.
Eswatini ranks 82nd of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.8% | — |
| 2001 | 50.8% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 50.1% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 49.4% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 48.7% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 48.0% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 47.4% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 46.7% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 46.0% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 45.3% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 44.6% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 44.4% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 44.2% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 43.9% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 43.7% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 43.4% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 43.2% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 42.9% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 42.7% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 42.4% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 42.1% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 41.8% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 41.5% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 41.2% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 40.9% | -0.8% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 40.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.8%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 40.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.1%, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.3% | 45.3% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 42.4% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.5% | 40.9% | 42.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Eswatini?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Eswatini was 40.9% 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, urban recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.9% in 2024.
- How does Eswatini rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Eswatini ranks 82nd out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, urban (% of urban 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.