1.4.1.a Proportion of the population using basic drinking water in Eswatini
Eswatini: 1.4.1.a Proportion of the population using basic drinking water was 73.47 in 2022. ▲ Rising
1.4.1.a Proportion of the population using basic drinking water in Eswatini, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water in Eswatini is 73.47, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water in Eswatini peaked at 73.47 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 53.41, in 2000.
Eswatini ranks 167th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
1.4.1.a Proportion of the population using basic drinking water in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.41 | — |
| 2001 | 54.26 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 55.1 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 55.94 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 56.77 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 57.6 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 58.42 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 59.26 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 60.21 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 61.15 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 62.08 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 63.01 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 63.9 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 64.78 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 65.66 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 66.53 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 67.39 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 68.4 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 69.41 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 70.43 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 71.44 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 72.45 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 73.47 | +1.4% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 73.47 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 81.71, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 73.47 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 68.92, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.21 | 53.41 | 61.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.16 | 62.08 | 70.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.45 | 71.44 | 73.47 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More population data for Eswatini
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.6638 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.312 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.6638 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.0005 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Population density 77.96 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 74,031 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 2.89 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water in Eswatini?
- 1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water in Eswatini was 73.47 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 73.47 in 2022.
- What is the lowest 1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.41 in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for 1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water?
- Eswatini ranks 167th out of 200 countries with data for 2022.
- Is 1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 1.4.1.a Proportion of the population using basic drinking water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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