Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Eswatini
Eswatini: Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources was 64.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Eswatini, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 64.7% for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Eswatini peaked at 69.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 54.6%, in 1995.
Eswatini ranks 29th of 230 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 62.2% | — |
| 1991 | 61.8% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 63.2% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 62.2% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 55.3% | -11.0% |
| 1995 | 54.6% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 63.0% | +15.3% |
| 1997 | 55.0% | -12.8% |
| 1998 | 56.8% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 56.0% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 60.1% | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 60.9% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 63.6% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 66.5% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 66.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 67.0% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 66.8% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 66.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 67.8% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 66.7% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 68.5% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 69.3% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 68.8% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 66.1% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 68.3% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 68.8% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 64.3% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 65.3% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 66.7% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 65.5% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 68.4% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 67.6% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 66.2% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 65.1% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 64.7% | -0.6% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 64.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.5%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 64.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 66.9%, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.0% | 54.6% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.3% | 60.1% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.2% | 64.3% | 69.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.4% | 64.7% | 68.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More energy & mining data for Eswatini
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 18.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Eswatini?
- Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Eswatini was 64.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 69.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.6% in 1995.
- How does Eswatini rank for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources?
- Eswatini ranks 29th out of 230 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%).