People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Eswatini
Eswatini: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.0929 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Eswatini, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Eswatini is 0.0929 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Eswatini peaked at 0.2715 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0929 people per person, in 2024.
That places Eswatini 58th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2715 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.2647 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2578 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2508 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2439 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2369 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2299 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2227 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2147 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2068 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1988 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.191 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1833 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1756 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.168 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1604 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1528 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1453 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1377 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1302 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1227 people per person | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1152 people per person | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1077 people per person | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1003 people per person | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0929 people per person | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.24 people per person | 0.2068 people per person | 0.2715 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1643 people per person | 0.1302 people per person | 0.1988 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1078 people per person | 0.0929 people per person | 0.1227 people per person | 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 people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Eswatini?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Eswatini was 0.0929 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2715 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0929 people per person in 2024.
- How does Eswatini rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Eswatini ranks 58th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.