People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Eswatini
Eswatini: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities was 486,741 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using safely managed 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 486,741 people for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Eswatini peaked at 573,355 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 486,741 people, in 2024.
Eswatini ranks 106th of 150 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.
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 573,052 people | — |
| 2001 | 573,355 people | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 572,162 people | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 570,169 people | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 567,561 people | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 564,455 people | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 560,937 people | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 557,694 people | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 554,987 people | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 552,299 people | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 549,264 people | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 544,299 people | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 539,078 people | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 533,783 people | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 528,453 people | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 523,095 people | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 517,709 people | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 513,096 people | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 509,242 people | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 505,320 people | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 502,048 people | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 499,016 people | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 495,176 people | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 490,883 people | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 486,741 people | -0.8% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 486,741 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.24 million people, 5% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 486,741 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.78 million people, 3% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 564,667 people | 552,299 people | 573,355 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 526,334 people | 505,320 people | 549,264 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 494,773 people | 486,741 people | 502,048 people | 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 safely managed sanitation facilities in Eswatini?
- People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Eswatini was 486,741 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 safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 573,355 people in 2001.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 486,741 people in 2024.
- How does Eswatini rank for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities?
- Eswatini ranks 106th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. 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 safely managed sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed sanitation services might practice open defecation, use unimproved sanitation facilities, or use improved facilities that do not safely manage human waste.