Sanitation facilities usage in Eswatini
Eswatini: Sanitation facilities usage was 4,464 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage 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 2024.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 95.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Eswatini peaked at 230,027 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4,370 people, in 2022.
Eswatini ranks 94th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 189,978 people | 146,403 people | 230,027 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 87,499 people | 38,466 people | 135,874 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,274 people | 4,370 people | 27,256 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)
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- 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 Eswatini?
- Sanitation facilities usage 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 recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 230,027 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,370 people in 2022.
- How does Eswatini rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Eswatini ranks 94th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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. 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.