Access to basic services in Eswatini
Eswatini: Access to basic services was 89.3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
89.3
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
161st
of 214 countries
All-time high
89.3
in 2024
All-time low
20.4
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Access to basic services in Eswatini, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 89.3 for access to basic services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to basic services in Eswatini peaked at 89.3 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.4, in 2000.
That places Eswatini 161st 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.
Access to basic services in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.4 | — |
| 2001 | 26.9 | +31.9% |
| 2002 | 25.9 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 28.7 | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 31.4 | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 34.2 | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 35.2 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 39.8 | +13.1% |
| 2008 | 42.6 | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 38.6 | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 45.6 | +18.1% |
| 2011 | 51.2 | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 54.3 | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 57.5 | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 65 | +13.0% |
| 2015 | 64.1 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 63.4 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 73.5 | +15.9% |
| 2018 | 74 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 77 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 80 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 82.9 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 82.3 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 86.4 | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 89.3 | +3.4% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 89.3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88.7, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 89.3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.8, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.37 | 20.4 | 42.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.56 | 45.6 | 77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.18 | 80 | 89.3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More reference data data for Eswatini
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0203 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0048 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.026 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to basic services in Eswatini?
- Access to basic services in Eswatini was 89.3 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to basic services recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 89.3 in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to basic services recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4 in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for access to basic services?
- Eswatini ranks 161st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to basic services rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Access to basic services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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