Basic drinking water access in Eswatini
80.4% of people in Eswatini used at least basic drinking water services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Eswatini, 2024
80.4%
Change from 2023
+1.2percentage points
World, 2024
91.5%
Position in 2024
165th of 202
Basic drinking water access in Eswatini over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Eswatini | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 80.4% | 91.5% |
| 2023 | 79.2% | 91.2% |
| 2022 | 77.9% | 90.9% |
| 2021 | 76.7% | 90.4% |
| 2020 | 75.5% | 90.0% |
| 2019 | 74.3% | 89.6% |
| 2018 | 73.1% | 89.3% |
| 2017 | 71.9% | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 70.7% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 69.5% | 88.1% |
| 2014 | 68.3% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | 67.1% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | 65.9% | 86.9% |
| 2011 | 64.7% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | 63.5% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | 62.3% | 85.7% |
| 2008 | 61.1% | 85.2% |
| 2007 | 59.8% | 84.8% |
| 2006 | 58.7% | 84.3% |
| 2005 | 57.7% | 83.9% |
| 2004 | 56.6% | 82.6% |
| 2003 | 55.5% | 82.1% |
| 2002 | 54.5% | 81.6% |
| 2001 | 53.4% | 80.9% |
| 2000 | 52.4% | 80.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.2 percentage points from 79.2% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 68.3%, the figure has changed by +12.1 percentage points.
- Among the 202 countries with data for 2024, Eswatini has the 165th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 91.5%.