Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Eswatini
Eswatini: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita was 0.0036 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Eswatini, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 0.0036 people per person for sanitation facilities usage, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 95.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Eswatini peaked at 0.2209 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0036 people per person, in 2022.
Eswatini ranks 92nd of 214 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, per capita in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2209 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.2113 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2017 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1921 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1824 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1727 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.163 people per person | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1531 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1428 people per person | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1325 people per person | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1222 people per person | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.112 people per person | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.102 people per person | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 0.092 people per person | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 0.082 people per person | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 0.072 people per person | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0621 people per person | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0522 people per person | -15.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0424 people per person | -18.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0326 people per person | -23.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0229 people per person | -29.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0132 people per person | -42.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0036 people per person | -72.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0036 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0036 people per person | +0.1% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.0036 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0674 people per person, 5% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.0036 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1215 people per person, 3% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage, per capita 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 | -72.7% | 0.0132 people per person | 0.0036 people per person |
| 2021 | -42.5% | 0.0229 people per person | 0.0132 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1772 people per person | 0.1325 people per person | 0.2209 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0772 people per person | 0.0326 people per person | 0.1222 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0094 people per person | 0.0036 people per person | 0.0229 people per person | 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, per capita in Eswatini?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Eswatini was 0.0036 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2209 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0036 people per person in 2022.
- How does Eswatini rank for sanitation facilities usage, per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 92nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per capita rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.