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
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Eswatini, 2000–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 50 Afghanistan 0.122 people per person compare
- 51 Nicaragua 0.113 people per person compare
- 52 Micronesia (country) 0.111 people per person compare
- 54 Syria 0.107 people per person compare
- 55 South Africa 0.098 people per person compare
- 56 Guatemala 0.091 people per person compare
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 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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How this figure is calculated
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.
Number of people without access to electricity ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people without access to electricity Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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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.