Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Eswatini
Eswatini: Share of electricity generation from bioenergy was 34.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Eswatini, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 34.4% for share of electricity generation from bioenergy in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Eswatini peaked at 77.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 31.8%, in 2023.
Eswatini ranks 1st of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69.7% | — |
| 2001 | 71.4% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 68.1% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 76.6% | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 77.6% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 71.0% | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 75.4% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 73.2% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 73.9% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 66.7% | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 64.9% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 48.3% | -25.6% |
| 2012 | 46.2% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 41.7% | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 47.9% | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 63.2% | +31.8% |
| 2016 | 58.3% | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 46.5% | -20.3% |
| 2018 | 40.8% | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 44.9% | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 49.0% | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 39.2% | -19.9% |
| 2022 | 36.4% | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 31.8% | -12.5% |
| 2024 | 34.4% | +8.2% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 34.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 474.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.3% | 66.7% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.3% | 40.8% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.2% | 31.8% | 49.0% | 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)
- 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 share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Eswatini?
- Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Eswatini was 34.4% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 77.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.8% in 2023.
- How does Eswatini rank for share of electricity generation from bioenergy?
- Eswatini ranks 1st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from bioenergy rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from bioenergy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.