Electricity production from coal sources in Eswatini
Eswatini: Electricity production from coal sources was 2.7% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from coal sources in Eswatini, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2023, electricity production from coal sources in Eswatini stood at 2.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in Eswatini peaked at 36.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2011.
Eswatini ranks 69th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from coal sources in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.1% | — |
| 1991 | 28.2% | -21.7% |
| 1992 | 25.2% | -10.9% |
| 1993 | 14.5% | -42.6% |
| 1994 | 13.8% | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 7.9% | -43.0% |
| 1996 | 7.1% | -10.2% |
| 1997 | 9.2% | +31.0% |
| 1998 | 9.2% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 7.6% | -17.2% |
| 2000 | 31.4% | +313.5% |
| 2001 | 29.7% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 36.6% | +23.4% |
| 2003 | 31.8% | -13.2% |
| 2004 | 31.8% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 27.3% | -14.2% |
| 2006 | 25.9% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 28.0% | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 21.1% | -24.5% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | -57.9% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -61.3% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -23.6% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | +60.2% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -20.7% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | +23.5% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +59.2% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -44.4% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +118.5% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -58.2% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.9% | 7.1% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.2% | 8.9% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 2.6% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 3.2% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from coal sources in Eswatini?
- Electricity production from coal sources in Eswatini was 2.7% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 36.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2011.
- How does Eswatini rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- Eswatini ranks 69th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.