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.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,037 people | — |
| 2001 | 4,024 people | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 4,006 people | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 3,983 people | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 3,957 people | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 3,928 people | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 3,898 people | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 3,879 people | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 3,916 people | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 3,952 people | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 3,986 people | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 4,019 people | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 4,038 people | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 4,057 people | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 4,076 people | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 4,096 people | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 4,118 people | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 4,147 people | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 4,185 people | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 4,224 people | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 4,271 people | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 4,323 people | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 4,370 people | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 4,415 people | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 4,464 people | +1.1% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 4,464 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34,339 people, 13% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 4,464 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 154,026 people, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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.