Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Eswatini
Eswatini: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas was 4,464 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 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 4,464 people for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Eswatini peaked at 4,464 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,879 people, in 2007.
Eswatini ranks 68th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,958 people | 3,879 people | 4,037 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,094 people | 3,986 people | 4,224 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,368 people | 4,271 people | 4,464 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Eswatini?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Eswatini was 4,464 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 4,464 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,879 people in 2007.
- How does Eswatini rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas?
- Eswatini ranks 68th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.