Number of people without access to electricity in Eswatini
Eswatini: Number of people without access to electricity was 132,982 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people without access to electricity 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
Eswatini recorded 132,982 people for number of people without access to electricity in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.5% on the previous year and down 66.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity in Eswatini peaked at 828,966 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 132,982 people, in 2024.
That places Eswatini 72nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people without access to electricity in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 828,966 people | — |
| 2001 | 768,328 people | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 785,046 people | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 760,557 people | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 736,187 people | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 709,997 people | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 702,714 people | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 656,604 people | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 630,304 people | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 678,564 people | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 604,738 people | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 545,502 people | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 513,605 people | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 480,246 people | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 397,705 people | -17.2% |
| 2015 | 410,270 people | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 420,720 people | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 306,922 people | -27.0% |
| 2018 | 303,922 people | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 271,371 people | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 238,546 people | -12.1% |
| 2021 | 206,327 people | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 215,748 people | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 167,349 people | -22.4% |
| 2024 | 132,982 people | -20.5% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 132,982 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 781,524 people, 17% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 132,982 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.10 million people, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 725,727 people | 630,304 people | 828,966 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 425,500 people | 271,371 people | 604,738 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 192,190 people | 132,982 people | 238,546 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 18.7% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 0.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people without access to electricity in Eswatini?
- Number of people without access to electricity in Eswatini was 132,982 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 without access to electricity recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 828,966 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 132,982 people in 2024.
- How does Eswatini rank for number of people without access to electricity?
- Eswatini ranks 72nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 without access to electricity. 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.