Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Eswatini
Eswatini: Net electricity imports as a share of demand was 63.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Eswatini, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net electricity imports as a share of demand in Eswatini is 63.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Eswatini peaked at 74.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 47.8%, in 2001.
That places Eswatini 8th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.4% | — |
| 2001 | 47.8% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 52.6% | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 55.6% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 54.7% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 58.1% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 57.7% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 58.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 57.1% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 58.0% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 52.3% | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 58.3% | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 61.2% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 58.9% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 67.1% | +14.0% |
| 2015 | 74.0% | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 74.6% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 70.3% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 65.7% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 68.0% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 65.0% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 63.8% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 62.6% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 61.2% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 63.0% | +3.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 63.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 256.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.8% | 47.8% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.0% | 52.3% | 74.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.1% | 61.2% | 65.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More energy & mining data for Eswatini
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 18.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net electricity imports as a share of demand in Eswatini?
- Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Eswatini was 63.0% in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 74.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.8% in 2001.
- How does Eswatini rank for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- Eswatini ranks 8th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net electricity imports as a share of demand rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports as a share of demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured as a percentage of total electricity demand in the country or region.