People not using improved sanitation facilities in Eswatini
Eswatini: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 135,383 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Eswatini, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities in Eswatini is 135,383 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Eswatini peaked at 301,027 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 135,383 people, in 2024.
Eswatini ranks 95th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 275,393 people | 246,287 people | 301,027 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 205,535 people | 172,506 people | 238,966 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 150,620 people | 135,383 people | 165,424 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 92 South Korea 139,971 people compare
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- 97 Sao Tome and Principe 107,260 people compare
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More reference data data for Eswatini
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3694 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.45 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.5399 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7504 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.6507 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 166.82 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Eswatini?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Eswatini was 135,383 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 301,027 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 135,383 people in 2024.
- How does Eswatini rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Eswatini ranks 95th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.