Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Eswatini
Eswatini: Share of electricity generation from hydropower was 57.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Eswatini, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of electricity generation from hydropower in Eswatini stood at 57.4%.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from hydropower in Eswatini peaked at 60.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 2004.
Eswatini ranks 34th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.8% | — |
| 2001 | 27.1% | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 27.8% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 18.8% | -32.5% |
| 2004 | 17.2% | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 25.8% | +49.7% |
| 2006 | 21.7% | -15.8% |
| 2007 | 23.9% | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 23.2% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 30.3% | +30.7% |
| 2010 | 32.4% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 48.3% | +48.9% |
| 2012 | 46.2% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 51.7% | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 47.9% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 31.6% | -34.1% |
| 2016 | 33.3% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 48.8% | +46.5% |
| 2018 | 55.1% | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 46.9% | -14.8% |
| 2020 | 46.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 51.0% | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 54.5% | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 60.6% | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 57.4% | -5.3% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 57.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.9%, 2.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 57.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.3%, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.5% | 17.2% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.2% | 31.6% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.1% | 46.9% | 60.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 31 North Korea 62.7% compare
- 32 Namibia 61.0% compare
- 33 Montenegro 58.5% compare
- 35 Peru 56.1% compare
- 36 Zimbabwe 55.6% compare
- 37 New Zealand 54.8% 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 share of electricity generation from hydropower in Eswatini?
- Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Eswatini was 57.4% 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 hydropower recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 60.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 2004.
- How does Eswatini rank for share of electricity generation from hydropower?
- Eswatini ranks 34th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 hydropower. 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.