Level of water stress in Eswatini

Freshwater withdrawals in Eswatini were equal to 77.6% of available resources in 2022.

Measure: Level of water stress Unit: % of available freshwater resources Data: 1980 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Eswatini, 2022 77.6% % of available freshwater resources
Change from 2021 0percentage points 2021: 77.6%
Position in 2022 22nd of 176 See the full ranking

Level of water stress in Eswatini over time

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% of available freshwater resources. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Level of water stress (% of available freshwater resources), 1998 to 2022
Period Eswatini
2022 77.6%
2021 77.6%
2020 77.6%
2019 77.6%
2018 77.6%
2017 77.6%
2016 77.6%
2015 77.6%
2014 77.6%
2013 77.6%
2012 77.6%
2011 77.6%
2010 77.6%
2009 77.6%
2008 77.6%
2007 77.6%
2006 77.6%
2005 77.6%
2004 77.2%
2003 76.8%
2002 76.4%
2001 76.0%
2000 75.7%
1999 74.3%
1998 72.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 77.6%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
  • Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Eswatini has the 22nd highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, AQUASTAT
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
ER.H2O.FWST.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1980 to 2022 for Eswatini
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, AQUASTAT