People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Eswatini
Eswatini: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities was 115,473 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas 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
Eswatini recorded 115,473 people for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and down 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Eswatini peaked at 282,793 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 115,473 people, in 2024.
Eswatini ranks 88th of 175 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 | 257,552 people | 228,510 people | 282,793 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 187,174 people | 153,611 people | 221,047 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 131,113 people | 115,473 people | 146,330 people | 5 |
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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 in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Eswatini?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Eswatini was 115,473 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 in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 282,793 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 115,473 people in 2024.
- How does Eswatini rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Eswatini ranks 88th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.5%. 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 in rural areas 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.