People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Eswatini
Eswatini: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 36.3% 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 rural population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Eswatini is 36.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 66.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Eswatini peaked at 36.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2004.
Eswatini ranks 66th of 113 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 rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 13.1% | — |
| 2005 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14.6% | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 17.5% | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 18.9% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 20.4% | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 21.8% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 23.3% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 24.7% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 26.2% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 27.6% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 29.0% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 30.5% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 31.9% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 33.4% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 34.8% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 36.3% | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4% | 13.1% | 14.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 16.0% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.4% | 30.5% | 36.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 63 Sao Tome and Principe 43.1% compare
- 64 Vanuatu 42.2% compare
- 65 Cape Verde 37.7% compare
- 67 Zimbabwe 36.1% compare
- 68 Dominican Republic 33.3% compare
- 69 Colombia 32.9% 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 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.2969 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0392 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 36.3% 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 36.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2004.
- How does Eswatini rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Eswatini ranks 66th out of 113 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 66.3%. 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, rural (% of rural 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.