People using at least basic drinking water services in Eswatini
Eswatini: People using at least basic drinking water services was 80.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services in Eswatini, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic drinking water services in Eswatini stood at 80.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Eswatini peaked at 80.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.4%, in 2000.
That places Eswatini 174th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.2% | 52.4% | 62.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.9% | 63.5% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.9% | 75.5% | 80.4% | 5 |
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- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 13,814 (2025)
- Population, male 49.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 13,835 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 400,169 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 414,486 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 14,062 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 13,811 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 13,989 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 13,666 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 13,604 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Eswatini?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Eswatini was 80.4% 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 at least basic drinking water services recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 80.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.4% in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Eswatini ranks 174th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. 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 at least basic drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.