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.
Sanitation facilities usage in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 230,027 people | — |
| 2001 | 222,106 people | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 213,705 people | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 204,891 people | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 195,758 people | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 186,358 people | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 176,736 people | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 167,014 people | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 156,777 people | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 146,403 people | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 135,874 people | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 125,235 people | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 114,606 people | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 103,907 people | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 93,142 people | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 82,310 people | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 71,396 people | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 60,497 people | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 49,559 people | -18.1% |
| 2019 | 38,466 people | -22.4% |
| 2020 | 27,256 people | -29.1% |
| 2021 | 15,867 people | -41.8% |
| 2022 | 4,370 people | -72.5% |
| 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 585,262 people, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 4,464 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.31 million people, 0% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in Eswatini changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -72.5% | 15,867 people | 4,370 people |
| 2021 | -41.8% | 27,256 people | 15,867 people |
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 |
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 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.