Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Eswatini
Eswatini: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 0.2567 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Eswatini, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Eswatini stood at 0.2567 people per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Eswatini peaked at 0.2567 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2255 people per square kilometre, in 2007.
Eswatini ranks 53rd of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2347 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.234 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2329 people per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2316 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.23 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2284 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2266 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2255 people per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2277 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2298 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2318 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2336 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2348 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2359 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.237 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2381 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2394 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2411 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2433 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2456 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2483 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2513 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2541 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2567 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.2567 people per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2257 people per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.2567 people per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5739 people per square kilometre, 45% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2301 people per square kilometre | 0.2255 people per square kilometre | 0.2347 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2381 people per square kilometre | 0.2318 people per square kilometre | 0.2456 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2526 people per square kilometre | 0.2483 people per square kilometre | 0.2567 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 50 Antigua and Barbuda 0.3026 people per square kilometre compare
- 51 Niger 0.3011 people per square kilometre compare
- 52 Somalia 0.2989 people per square kilometre compare
- 54 Central African Republic 0.2467 people per square kilometre compare
- 55 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2351 people per square kilometre compare
- 56 Kenya 0.2348 people per square kilometre compare
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, per square kilometre in Eswatini?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Eswatini was 0.2567 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2567 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2255 people per square kilometre in 2007.
- How does Eswatini rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Eswatini ranks 53rd out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.