People using at least basic sanitation services in Eswatini
Eswatini: People using at least basic sanitation services was 64.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation 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 sanitation services in Eswatini stood at 64.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Eswatini peaked at 64.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.3%, in 2000.
Eswatini ranks 166th of 214 countries on this measure, 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 | 52.7% | 50.3% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.7% | 55.9% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.3% | 62.1% | 64.5% | 5 |
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More health data for Eswatini
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 13,814 (2025)
- Population, male 49.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 400,169 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 414,486 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 13,835 (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 sanitation services in Eswatini?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Eswatini was 64.5% 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 using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 64.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.3% in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Eswatini ranks 166th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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 sanitation 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 sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. 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.