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.
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 |
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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.