Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita in Eswatini
Eswatini: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita was 0.6511 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 2022. ▼ Falling
Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita in Eswatini, 1980–2022
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per dollar.
Analysis
The most recent figure for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita in Eswatini is 0.6511 kilowatt-hours per dollar, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy intensity vs. gdp per capita in Eswatini peaked at 1.4 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.6511 kilowatt-hours per dollar, in 2022.
Eswatini ranks 129th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.15 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.9981 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.4 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8918 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.7741 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.01 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.14 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.9005 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.35 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7137 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.6532 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.8458 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6973 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.6511 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.7575 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 126 Guatemala 0.6557 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 127 Latvia 0.6545 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 128 Romania 0.6524 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 130 Cote d'Ivoire 0.6455 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 131 Puerto Rico 0.6417 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
- 132 Norway 0.6327 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
More energy & mining data for Eswatini
- Fuel imports 18.7% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 0.8% (2023)
- Ores and metals exports 0.6% (2023)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 3.6% (2023)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 28.1% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 70.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy intensity vs. gdp per capita in Eswatini?
- Energy intensity vs. gdp per capita in Eswatini was 0.6511 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 2022, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest energy intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 1980.
- What is the lowest energy intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6511 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 2022.
- How does Eswatini rank for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 129th out of 163 countries with data for 2022.
- Is energy intensity vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.