People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Eswatini
Eswatini: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 48.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
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 urban population.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 48.5% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Eswatini peaked at 49.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 48.5%, in 2024.
That places Eswatini 78th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 49.7% | — |
| 2005 | 49.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 49.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 49.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 49.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 49.6% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 49.5% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 49.5% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 49.4% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 49.3% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 49.2% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 49.1% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 49.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 49.0% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 48.9% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 48.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 48.8% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 48.7% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 48.6% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 48.5% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 48.5% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.7% | 49.6% | 49.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 48.8% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.6% | 48.5% | 48.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 75 South Africa 52.6% compare
- 76 Dominican Republic 51.2% compare
- 77 Gabon 49.7% compare
- 79 Angola 44.8% compare
- 80 Cameroon 43.9% compare
- 81 Timor-Leste 42.6% 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 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0547 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 0.2893 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0555 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 0.5658 % change on previous year (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 48.5% 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 49.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.5% in 2024.
- How does Eswatini rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Eswatini ranks 78th 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 down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, urban (% of urban 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.