Eswatini - Access to basic drinking water services

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

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in Eswatini was 62.47 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 62.47 in 2020, while its lowest value was 43.28 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

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

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Year Value
2000 43.28
2001 44.33
2002 45.37
2003 46.40
2004 47.43
2005 48.44
2006 49.45
2007 50.45
2008 51.44
2009 52.42
2010 53.39
2011 54.36
2012 55.31
2013 56.26
2014 57.20
2015 58.12
2016 59.05
2017 60.19
2018 61.33
2019 62.47
2020 62.47

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

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in Eswatini was 96.75 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 96.75 in 2020, while its lowest value was 87.29 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

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

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Year Value
2000 87.29
2001 87.80
2002 88.30
2003 88.81
2004 89.32
2005 89.82
2006 90.33
2007 90.84
2008 91.35
2009 91.86
2010 92.37
2011 92.89
2012 93.40
2013 93.91
2014 94.43
2015 94.94
2016 95.46
2017 95.89
2018 96.32
2019 96.75
2020 96.75

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Eswatini was 70.75 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 70.75 in 2020, while its lowest value was 53.26 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

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

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Year Value
2000 53.26
2001 54.13
2002 55.00
2003 55.86
2004 56.71
2005 57.56
2006 58.41
2007 59.27
2008 60.24
2009 61.20
2010 62.16
2011 63.10
2012 64.01
2013 64.92
2014 65.81
2015 66.70
2016 67.59
2017 68.62
2018 69.65
2019 70.69
2020 70.75

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention