Number of people with and without electricity access in Eswatini
Eswatini: Number of people with and without electricity access was 1.11 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access in Eswatini, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people with and without electricity access in Eswatini stood at 1.11 million. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Eswatini peaked at 1.11 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 212,448, in 2000.
Eswatini ranks 155th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 212,448 | — |
| 2001 | 282,736 | +33.1% |
| 2002 | 274,395 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 306,143 | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 336,972 | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 369,026 | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 381,721 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 434,101 | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 467,787 | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 426,589 | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 506,912 | +18.8% |
| 2011 | 572,330 | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 610,258 | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 649,744 | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 738,594 | +13.7% |
| 2015 | 732,543 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 728,787 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 851,273 | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 865,008 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 908,503 | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 954,183 | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 1.00 million | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 1.00 million | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.06 million | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 1.11 million | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 349,192 | 212,448 | 467,787 | 10 |
| 2010s | 716,395 | 506,912 | 908,503 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 million | 954,183 | 1.11 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 152 Timor-Leste 1.32 million compare
- 153 Mauritius 1.25 million compare
- 154 Equatorial Guinea 1.23 million compare
- 156 Central African Republic 970,186 compare
- 157 Guinea-Bissau 961,991 compare
- 158 Fiji 890,704 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)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Eswatini?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Eswatini was 1.11 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 212,448 in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Eswatini ranks 155th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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