Eswatini - Access to basic sanitation services

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in Eswatini was 68.37 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 68.37 in 2020, while its lowest value was 43.22 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 43.22
2001 43.94
2002 45.16
2003 46.39
2004 47.65
2005 48.91
2006 50.20
2007 51.50
2008 52.82
2009 54.15
2010 55.50
2011 56.86
2012 58.24
2013 59.64
2014 61.06
2015 62.48
2016 63.93
2017 65.39
2018 66.87
2019 68.37
2020 68.37

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Eswatini was 51.51 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 66.17 in 2000, while its lowest value was 51.51 in 2019.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 66.17
2001 66.17
2002 65.36
2003 64.54
2004 63.73
2005 62.91
2006 62.10
2007 61.28
2008 60.47
2009 59.66
2010 58.84
2011 58.03
2012 57.21
2013 56.40
2014 55.58
2015 54.77
2016 53.96
2017 53.14
2018 52.33
2019 51.51
2020 51.51

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population)

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in Eswatini was 64.29 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 64.32 in 2019, while its lowest value was 48.43 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 48.43
2001 48.95
2002 49.69
2003 50.44
2004 51.21
2005 52.00
2006 52.81
2007 53.63
2008 54.50
2009 55.37
2010 56.25
2011 57.13
2012 58.01
2013 58.90
2014 59.79
2015 60.69
2016 61.59
2017 62.50
2018 63.41
2019 64.32
2020 64.29

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention