Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) was 50.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Eswatini, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 50.9% for electricity production from hydroelectric sources in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Eswatini peaked at 87.1% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 32.6%, in 2015.
That places Eswatini 42nd out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 57.9% | — |
| 1991 | 66.2% | +14.4% |
| 1992 | 69.4% | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 79.7% | +14.8% |
| 1994 | 80.3% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 86.8% | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 87.1% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 84.0% | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 83.3% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 84.4% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 59.0% | -30.0% |
| 2001 | 59.4% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 52.5% | -11.6% |
| 2003 | 58.1% | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 58.9% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 64.5% | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 65.0% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 63.0% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 72.1% | +14.5% |
| 2009 | 36.0% | -50.0% |
| 2010 | 39.5% | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | +21.5% |
| 2012 | 48.5% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 53.6% | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 48.0% | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 32.6% | -32.1% |
| 2016 | 34.2% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 48.5% | +41.8% |
| 2018 | 54.7% | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 46.9% | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 50.4% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 55.6% | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 60.2% | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 53.9% | -10.4% |
| 2024 | 50.9% | -5.6% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 50.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.0%, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 50.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.5%, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.9% | 57.9% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.8% | 36.0% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.5% | 32.6% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.2% | 50.4% | 60.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More energy & mining data for Eswatini
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 18.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Eswatini?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Eswatini was 50.9% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 87.1% in 1996.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.6% in 2015.
- How does Eswatini rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Eswatini ranks 42nd out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 hydroelectric sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from hydroelectric sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.