Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Eswatini

Eswatini: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita was 0.107 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.107 people per person
Change on year
down 21.3%
World rank
53rd
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.796 people per person
in 2000
All-time low
0.107 people per person
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Eswatini, 2000–2024

0.20.40.60.82000201220242000: 0.796 people per person2001: 0.731 people per person2002: 0.741 people per person2003: 0.713 people per person2004: 0.686 people per person2005: 0.658 people per person2006: 0.648 people per person2007: 0.602 people per person2008: 0.574 people per person2009: 0.614 people per person2010: 0.544 people per person2011: 0.488 people per person2012: 0.457 people per person2013: 0.425 people per person2014: 0.35 people per person2015: 0.359 people per person2016: 0.366 people per person2017: 0.265 people per person2018: 0.26 people per person2019: 0.23 people per person2020: 0.2 people per person2021: 0.171 people per person2022: 0.177 people per person2023: 0.136 people per person2024: 0.107 people per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.

Analysis

In 2024, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Eswatini stood at 0.107 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.3% on the previous year and down 69.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Eswatini peaked at 0.796 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.107 people per person, in 2024.

Eswatini ranks 53rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Eswatini, 2000 to 2024.
Year people per person Change
2000 0.796 people per person
2001 0.731 people per person -8.2%
2002 0.741 people per person +1.4%
2003 0.713 people per person -3.8%
2004 0.686 people per person -3.8%
2005 0.658 people per person -4.1%
2006 0.648 people per person -1.5%
2007 0.602 people per person -7.1%
2008 0.574 people per person -4.7%
2009 0.614 people per person +7.0%
2010 0.544 people per person -11.4%
2011 0.488 people per person -10.3%
2012 0.457 people per person -6.4%
2013 0.425 people per person -7.0%
2014 0.35 people per person -17.6%
2015 0.359 people per person +2.6%
2016 0.366 people per person +1.9%
2017 0.265 people per person -27.6%
2018 0.26 people per person -1.9%
2019 0.23 people per person -11.5%
2020 0.2 people per person -13.0%
2021 0.171 people per person -14.5%
2022 0.177 people per person +3.5%
2023 0.136 people per person -23.2%
2024 0.107 people per person -21.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6763 people per person 0.574 people per person 0.796 people per person 10
2010s 0.3744 people per person 0.23 people per person 0.544 people per person 10
2020s 0.1582 people per person 0.107 people per person 0.2 people per person 5

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 50 Afghanistan 0.122 people per person compare
  2. 51 Nicaragua 0.113 people per person compare
  3. 52 Micronesia (country) 0.111 people per person compare
  4. 54 Syria 0.107 people per person compare
  5. 55 South Africa 0.098 people per person compare
  6. 56 Guatemala 0.091 people per person compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Eswatini?
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Eswatini was 0.107 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 0.796 people per person in 2000.
What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 0.107 people per person in 2024.
How does Eswatini rank for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
Eswatini ranks 53rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of people without access to electricity, per capita rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is down 69.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eswatini data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people without access to electricity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita
Unit
people per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 5,325 data points, 2000–2024
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Number of people without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.