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.
Net electricity imports in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.62 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.64 terawatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8 terawatt-hours | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7 terawatt-hours | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.86 terawatt-hours | +22.9% |
| 2006 | 0.94 terawatt-hours | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 0.98 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.92 terawatt-hours | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.91 terawatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.81 terawatt-hours | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 0.81 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.82 terawatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.86 terawatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.98 terawatt-hours | +14.0% |
| 2015 | 1.08 terawatt-hours | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 1.06 terawatt-hours | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.02 terawatt-hours | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.94 terawatt-hours | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 1.04 terawatt-hours | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 0.91 terawatt-hours | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9 terawatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.92 terawatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 1.04 terawatt-hours | +13.0% |
| 2024 | 1.04 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 1.04 terawatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.15 terawatt-hours, 6.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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.