People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Eswatini
Eswatini: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.1089 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Eswatini, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 0.1089 people per person for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Eswatini peaked at 0.2891 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1089 people per person, in 2024.
That places Eswatini 61st out of 214 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2891 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.282 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2748 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2677 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2605 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2533 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2461 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2387 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2308 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2229 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.215 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2071 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1994 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1917 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1841 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1765 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1689 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1613 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1537 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1462 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1387 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1312 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1237 people per person | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1163 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1089 people per person | -6.4% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.1089 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2638 people per person, 41% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.1089 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3662 people per person, 30% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2566 people per person | 0.2229 people per person | 0.2891 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1804 people per person | 0.1462 people per person | 0.215 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1238 people per person | 0.1089 people per person | 0.1387 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Eswatini?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Eswatini was 0.1089 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2891 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1089 people per person in 2024.
- How does Eswatini rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 61st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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People 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 not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People 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)
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People 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.