People using improved sanitation facilities in Eswatini

Eswatini: People using improved sanitation facilities was 1.11 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.11 million people
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
155th
of 232 countries
All-time high
1.11 million people
in 2024
All-time low
740,387 people
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

People using improved sanitation facilities in Eswatini, 2000–2024

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M2000201220242000: 740.4k people2001: 754.7k people2002: 768.3k people2003: 781.2k people2004: 793.6k people2005: 805.7k people2006: 817.6k people2007: 830.3k people2008: 844.7k people2009: 858.9k people2010: 872.7k people2011: 886.3k people2012: 899.7k people2013: 913.3k people2014: 927.1k people2015: 941.1k people2016: 955.4k people2017: 971.4k people2018: 989.2k people2019: 1.0M people2020: 1.0M people2021: 1.0M people2022: 1.1M people2023: 1.1M people2024: 1.1M people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for people using improved sanitation facilities in Eswatini is 1.11 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Eswatini peaked at 1.11 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 740,387 people, in 2000.

That places Eswatini 155th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 799,526 people 740,387 people 858,866 people 10
2010s 936,360 people 872,684 people 1.01 million people 10
2020s 1.07 million people 1.03 million people 1.11 million people 5

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 152 Mauritius 1.26 million people compare
  2. 153 East Timor 1.22 million people compare
  3. 154 Equatorial Guinea 1.19 million people compare
  4. 156 Guinea-Bissau 1.04 million people compare
  5. 157 Fiji 928,784 people compare
  6. 158 Reunion 873,764 people compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Eswatini?
People using improved sanitation facilities in Eswatini was 1.11 million people 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 people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 1.11 million people in 2024.
What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 740,387 people in 2000.
How does Eswatini rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
Eswatini ranks 155th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. 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 People using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
People using improved sanitation facilities
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
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Number of people using improved sanitation facilities, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.