Number of people with and without electricity access in Eswatini
Eswatini: Number of people with and without electricity access was 1.11 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access in Eswatini, 2000–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people with and without electricity access in Eswatini stood at 1.11 million people. 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 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 212,448 people, 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 | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 212,448 people | — |
| 2001 | 282,736 people | +33.1% |
| 2002 | 274,395 people | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 306,143 people | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 336,972 people | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 369,026 people | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 381,721 people | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 434,101 people | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 467,787 people | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 426,589 people | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 506,912 people | +18.8% |
| 2011 | 572,330 people | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 610,258 people | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 649,744 people | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 738,594 people | +13.7% |
| 2015 | 732,543 people | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 728,787 people | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 851,273 people | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 865,008 people | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 908,503 people | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 954,183 people | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 1.00 million people | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 1.00 million people | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.06 million people | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 1.11 million people | +4.4% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 1.11 million people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.31 million people, 11% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 1.11 million people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.45 million people, 20% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 349,192 people | 212,448 people | 467,787 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 716,395 people | 506,912 people | 908,503 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 million people | 954,183 people | 1.11 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 152 East Timor 1.32 million people compare
- 153 Mauritius 1.25 million people compare
- 154 Equatorial Guinea 1.23 million people compare
- 156 Central African Republic 970,186 people compare
- 157 Guinea-Bissau 961,991 people compare
- 158 Fiji 890,704 people compare
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 number of people with and without electricity access in Eswatini?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Eswatini was 1.11 million people in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by 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 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 212,448 people 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 Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by 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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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.