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

Latest (2024)
1.11 million
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
155th
of 214 countries
All-time high
1.11 million
in 2024
All-time low
212,448
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Number of people with and without electricity access in Eswatini, 2000–2024

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M2000201220242000: 212.4k2001: 282.7k2002: 274.4k2003: 306.1k2004: 337.0k2005: 369.0k2006: 381.7k2007: 434.1k2008: 467.8k2009: 426.6k2010: 506.9k2011: 572.3k2012: 610.3k2013: 649.7k2014: 738.6k2015: 732.5k2016: 728.8k2017: 851.3k2018: 865.0k2019: 908.5k2020: 954.2k2021: 1.0M2022: 1.0M2023: 1.1M2024: 1.1M

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

Annual values for Number of people with and without electricity access in Eswatini, 2000 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 152 Timor-Leste 1.32 million compare
  2. 153 Mauritius 1.25 million compare
  3. 154 Equatorial Guinea 1.23 million compare
  4. 156 Central African Republic 970,186 compare
  5. 157 Guinea-Bissau 961,991 compare
  6. 158 Fiji 890,704 compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

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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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Indicator
Number of people with and without electricity access
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,702 data points, 1990–2024
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