Eswatini exposure#
This page summarises the exposure model for Eswatini in Africa, including national, subnational, and taxonomy-level views.
National summary#
The national exposure profile by occupancy class highlights the distribution of buildings, replacement value, and exposed population.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| COM | 7.5K | 0.0M | $571.0M | 2.14% | 0.00% | 6.83% |
| IND | 2.9K | 0.0M | $360.4M | 0.83% | 0.00% | 4.31% |
| RES | 339.9K | 1.3M | $7,433.7M | 97.03% | 100.00% | 88.87% |

Figure: Relative contribution of occupancy classes to total national exposure in Eswatini.

Figure: National exposure distribution by taxonomy classes in Eswatini.

Figure: Building height profile used in the exposure model for Eswatini.
Subnational summary#
The subnational summary aggregates exposure by first administrative level and supports comparison of spatial concentration of assets.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAME_1 | ||||||
| Manzini | 112.5K | 409.3K | $2.7B | 32.10% | 32.59% | 32.21% |
| Hhohho | 101.5K | 368.3K | $2.4B | 28.97% | 29.32% | 28.98% |
| Lubombo | 72.2K | 245.8K | $1.7B | 20.61% | 19.56% | 20.47% |
| Shiselweni | 64.2K | 232.7K | $1.5B | 18.32% | 18.53% | 18.35% |

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by occupancy class across first-level administrative units.

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by taxonomy classes across first-level administrative units.
Taxonomy summary#
The taxonomy summary provides a detailed view of building classes represented in the national exposure model.

Figure: Distribution of exposure by detailed taxonomy classes in Eswatini.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACRO_TAXONOMY | TAXONOMY | OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 72,802 | 262,410 | $1,974,020.5K | 20.78% | 20.89% | 23.60% |
| MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 74,668 | 262,410 | $1,205,509.5K | 21.31% | 20.89% | 14.41% | |
| W | W+WWD/LWAL/CDN+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 57,243 | 201,173 | $967,449.9K | 16.34% | 16.01% | 11.57% |
| W+WWD/LWAL/CDN+ERM/H:2/RES | RES | 23,919 | 86,211 | $678,942.3K | 6.83% | 6.86% | 8.12% | |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 24,745 | 89,202 | $672,833.3K | 7.06% | 7.10% | 8.04% |
| MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 25,384 | 89,206 | $410,890.2K | 7.25% | 7.10% | 4.91% | |
| MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 983 | 27,637 | $179,769.2K | 0.28% | 2.20% | 2.15% | |
| MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 1,519 | 0 | $158,044.7K | 0.43% | 0.00% | 1.89% | |
| MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 3,042 | 0 | $158,044.6K | 0.87% | 0.00% | 1.89% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 4,785 | 17,250 | $141,835.1K | 1.37% | 1.37% | 1.70% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 2,734 | 9,855 | $129,655.5K | 0.78% | 0.78% | 1.55% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 11,225 | 40,459 | $124,226.5K | 3.20% | 3.22% | 1.49% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3/RES | RES | 1,699 | 7,663 | $117,735.6K | 0.48% | 0.61% | 1.41% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 2,128 | 7,672 | $100,843.6K | 0.61% | 0.61% | 1.21% | |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 1,077 | 0 | $88,343.1K | 0.31% | 0.00% | 1.06% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 4,908 | 17,250 | $86,617.0K | 1.40% | 1.37% | 1.04% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 2,804 | 9,855 | $79,179.0K | 0.80% | 0.78% | 0.95% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 11,514 | 40,463 | $75,863.5K | 3.29% | 3.22% | 0.91% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 358 | 0 | $64,248.9K | 0.10% | 0.00% | 0.77% |
| MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 336 | 9,390 | $61,273.1K | 0.10% | 0.75% | 0.73% | |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3/RES | RES | 850 | 3,836 | $58,867.5K | 0.24% | 0.31% | 0.70% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 516 | 0 | $53,587.5K | 0.15% | 0.00% | 0.64% |
| MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 1,029 | 0 | $53,587.5K | 0.29% | 0.00% | 0.64% | |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 1,061 | 3,831 | $50,421.8K | 0.30% | 0.30% | 0.60% |
| S | S+SL/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 383 | 0 | $44,649.7K | 0.11% | 0.00% | 0.53% |
| OT | ME+MEO/LWAL/CDN+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 4,810 | 16,903 | $37,777.8K | 1.37% | 1.35% | 0.45% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/RES | RES | 79 | 3,287 | $35,190.1K | 0.02% | 0.26% | 0.42% |
| OT | MATO/LN/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 4,259 | 14,966 | $33,668.9K | 1.22% | 1.19% | 0.40% |
| S | S+SL/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 130 | 0 | $32,007.6K | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.38% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 367 | 0 | $29,978.7K | 0.10% | 0.00% | 0.36% |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:2/RES | RES | 879 | 3,173 | $25,769.2K | 0.25% | 0.25% | 0.31% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3-6/RES | RES | 78 | 2,184 | $24,926.4K | 0.02% | 0.17% | 0.30% |
| S | S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 197 | 0 | $23,541.6K | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.28% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 63 | 0 | $22,027.4K | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.26% |
| OT | INF/LN/CDN+ERN/H:1/EWV/RES | RES | 2,943 | 10,343 | $21,808.7K | 0.84% | 0.82% | 0.26% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 122 | 0 | $21,802.1K | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.26% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 94 | 0 | $20,357.9K | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.24% |
| MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 188 | 0 | $20,355.4K | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.24% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 624 | 2,193 | $17,595.1K | 0.18% | 0.17% | 0.21% |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/RES | RES | 39 | 1,639 | $17,595.1K | 0.01% | 0.13% | 0.21% | |
| S | S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 66 | 0 | $17,119.2K | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.20% |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 902 | 3,173 | $15,736.8K | 0.26% | 0.25% | 0.19% |
| W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:3/RES | RES | 354 | 1,545 | $14,815.3K | 0.10% | 0.12% | 0.18% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 300 | 1,081 | $14,227.4K | 0.09% | 0.09% | 0.17% |
| MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 65 | 1,810 | $12,916.4K | 0.02% | 0.14% | 0.15% | |
| MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 153 | 4,257 | $11,312.7K | 0.04% | 0.34% | 0.14% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:>7/RES | RES | 19 | 1,094 | $10,996.8K | 0.01% | 0.09% | 0.13% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 210 | 0 | $10,851.3K | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.13% |
| MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 419 | 0 | $10,851.0K | 0.12% | 0.00% | 0.13% | |
| MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 67 | 0 | $10,568.4K | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.13% | |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 311 | 1,094 | $8,798.1K | 0.09% | 0.09% | 0.11% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 309 | 1,085 | $8,688.1K | 0.09% | 0.09% | 0.10% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 108 | 0 | $8,550.2K | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.10% |
| MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 57 | 0 | $8,549.4K | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.10% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 20 | 0 | $7,687.4K | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.09% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 20 | 0 | $6,844.2K | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.08% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3/COM | COM | 27 | 0 | $6,673.2K | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.08% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 42 | 0 | $6,259.4K | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.07% | |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:>7/RES | RES | 10 | 545 | $5,498.7K | 0.00% | 0.04% | 0.07% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 39 | 0 | $4,899.2K | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.06% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 39 | 0 | $4,899.2K | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.06% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/COM | COM | 7 | 0 | $4,456.8K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.05% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 14 | 0 | $3,562.1K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.04% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 14 | 0 | $3,562.1K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.04% |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 20 | 0 | $3,130.4K | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.04% | |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3/COM | COM | 12 | 0 | $2,888.8K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.03% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 4 | 0 | $2,521.8K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.03% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 21 | 0 | $2,449.8K | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.03% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3-6/COM | COM | 5 | 0 | $2,235.2K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.03% |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:1/COM | COM | 33 | 0 | $2,041.6K | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.02% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/COM | COM | 4 | 0 | $1,785.2K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.02% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 23 | 0 | $1,699.7K | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.02% | |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:2/COM | COM | 14 | 0 | $1,656.1K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.02% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 7 | 0 | $1,176.0K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 7 | 0 | $1,106.0K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 8 | 0 | $913.4K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 10 | 0 | $764.6K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:3/COM | COM | 4 | 0 | $639.6K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 4 | 0 | $529.9K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 2 | 34 | $415.2K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |