Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Eswatini
Eswatini: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 60.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using safely managed sanitation 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 %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Eswatini stood at 60.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Eswatini peaked at 60.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 2000.
Eswatini ranks 77th of 150 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.
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.0% | — |
| 2001 | 45.5% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 46.0% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 46.5% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 47.1% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 47.7% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 48.3% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 48.9% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 49.5% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 50.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 50.6% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 51.3% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 52.0% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 52.8% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 53.5% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 54.2% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 55.0% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 55.7% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 56.4% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 57.2% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 57.9% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 58.6% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 59.4% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 60.1% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 60.8% | +1.2% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 60.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.3%, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 60.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.6%, 2.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.4% | 45.0% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 50.6% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.4% | 57.9% | 60.8% | 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 share of population using safely managed sanitation in Eswatini?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Eswatini was 60.8% 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 share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 60.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Eswatini ranks 77th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. 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 Share of population using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.