Share of electricity production by source in Eswatini
Eswatini: Share of electricity production by source was 2.7% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity production by source in Eswatini, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 2.7% for share of electricity production by source in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Eswatini peaked at 37.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2022.
That places Eswatini 195th out of 208 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity production by source in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.1% | — |
| 1991 | 28.2% | -21.7% |
| 1992 | 25.2% | -10.9% |
| 1993 | 14.5% | -42.6% |
| 1994 | 13.8% | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 7.9% | -43.0% |
| 1996 | 7.1% | -10.2% |
| 1997 | 9.2% | +31.0% |
| 1998 | 9.2% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 7.6% | -17.2% |
| 2000 | 31.9% | +320.5% |
| 2001 | 30.2% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 37.1% | +22.9% |
| 2003 | 32.3% | -13.1% |
| 2004 | 31.8% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 27.7% | -12.9% |
| 2006 | 26.2% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 28.3% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 21.4% | -24.5% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | -57.9% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -60.6% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | -21.3% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | +57.3% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -20.3% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | +23.1% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | +56.3% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | -43.3% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | +112.4% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -59.3% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -6.3% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 2.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 63.9%, 4% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 2.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 67.1%, 4% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity production by source in Eswatini changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +320.5% | 7.6% | 31.9% |
| 2019 | +112.4% | 3.7% | 7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.9% | 7.1% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.6% | 9.0% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 2.8% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 192 Costa Rica 5.1% compare
- 193 Central African Republic 3.5% compare
- 194 Luxembourg 3.4% compare
- 196 Uganda 2.6% compare
- 197 Namibia 1.5% compare
- 198 Norway 1.1% 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 production by source in Eswatini?
- Share of electricity production by source in Eswatini was 2.7% in 2022, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2022.
- How does Eswatini rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Eswatini ranks 195th out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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