Net electricity imports in Eswatini
Eswatini: Net electricity imports was 1.04 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net electricity imports 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 terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 1.04 terawatt-hours for net electricity imports in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports in Eswatini peaked at 1.08 terawatt-hours in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.62 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Eswatini ranks 52nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.817 terawatt-hours | 0.62 terawatt-hours | 0.98 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.942 terawatt-hours | 0.81 terawatt-hours | 1.08 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.962 terawatt-hours | 0.9 terawatt-hours | 1.04 terawatt-hours | 5 |
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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 net electricity imports in Eswatini?
- Net electricity imports in Eswatini was 1.04 terawatt-hours 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 recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 terawatt-hours in 2015.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.62 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for net electricity imports?
- Eswatini ranks 52nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net electricity imports rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.