People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Eswatini
Eswatini: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 39.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Eswatini, 2004–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 39.3% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Eswatini peaked at 39.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 2007.
Eswatini ranks 82nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 21.2% | — |
| 2005 | 21.2% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 21.1% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 21.1% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 21.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 22.4% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 24.7% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 25.9% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 27.0% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 28.2% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 29.3% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 30.4% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 31.5% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 32.7% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 33.8% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 34.9% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 36.0% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 37.1% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 38.2% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 39.3% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.4% | 21.1% | 22.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 23.6% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 34.9% | 39.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 79 South Africa 44.4% compare
- 80 Zimbabwe 42.5% compare
- 81 Mauritania 40.7% compare
- 83 Solomon Islands 38.6% compare
- 84 Cameroon 37.8% compare
- 85 Angola 36.9% 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 75-79, female, annual growth rate 0.9894 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0047 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0028 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Eswatini?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Eswatini was 39.3% 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 39.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 2007.
- How does Eswatini rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Eswatini ranks 82nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.