Eswatini Electricity
Generation (2024)#169 World
0.6TWh−6.3% YoY
Consumption (2024)#156 World
1.49TWh−2% YoY
Generation Mix (2024)
Fossil Fuels (oil + gas + coal)
(nuclear + renewables) Low-Carbon
2.6%97.4%
Electricity Generation in Eswatini
- Net electricity generation in Eswatini reached 0.6 terawatt-hours in 2024 (#169 in the world), a decrease of 6.3% from 0.64 terawatt-hours in 2023. This is equivalent to < 0.01% of global electricity generation.
- In 2024, fossil fuels generated 2.6% (0.02 terawatt-hours) of electricity in Eswatini and renewables 97.4% (0.59 terawatt-hours).
- Eswatini increased its fossil fuel use for electricity generation 2024 by 0.1% compared to 2023, with low-carbon sources (renewables) generating 97.4% of the total electricity.
Electricity Consumption in Eswatini
- Eswatini consumed 1.49 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (#156 in the world), a decrease of 2% from 2023. This represents 0.01% of the world's total electricity consumption.
- Per capita, electricity consumption in Eswatini averaged 1,198.3 kilowatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 3.28 kilowatt-hours per day (#138 in the world).
Installed Electricity Capacity in Eswatini
- Eswatini had a total installed electricity capacity of 0.28 gigawatts in 2024 (#168 in the world), unchanged from the previous year.
- fossil fuels made up 37.2% and renewables at 62.8% of Eswatini's installed capacity in 2024.
- Eswatini's power plants ran at an overall capacity factor of 24.2% in 2024, with hydro at 64.4%, solar at 32.2% and fossil fuels at 1.7%.
Electricity Imports & Exports in Eswatini
- Eswatini imported 1.04 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (≈70.1% of consumption).
Grid Efficiency in Eswatini
- Distribution losses in Eswatini were 0.16 terawatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 26.2% of total generation, down from 37.2% in 2014.
Electricity Balance in Eswatini
- In 2024, Eswatini generated approximately 0.0017 terawatt-hours per day and consumed 0.0041 terawatt-hours per day. This represents a daily deficit of 0.0024 terawatt-hours.
Eswatini Electricity History (1980-2024)
| Generation | Consumption | Capacity | Trade | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.6 | −6.3% | 169 | < 0.01% | 1.49 | −2% | 156 | 0.01% | 1,198.3 | 0.28 | +0% | 168 | < 0.01% | 1.04 | 0 | 1.04 | 0.16 |
| 2023 | 0.64 | +18% | 167 | < 0.01% | 1.52 | +16.7% | 155 | 0.01% | 1,235.5 | 0.28 | −0.04% | 167 | < 0.01% | 1.04 | — | — | 0.17 |
| 2022 | 0.55 | +8.1% | 168 | < 0.01% | 1.3 | +3.7% | 157 | < 0.01% | 1,069 | 0.29 | −0.77% | 166 | < 0.01% | 0.92 | 0 | 0.92 | 0.17 |
| 2021 | 0.51 | +3.3% | 172 | < 0.01% | 1.26 | −0.06% | 156 | < 0.01% | 1,041.8 | 0.29 | +4% | 165 | < 0.01% | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | 0.15 |
| 2020 | 0.49 | +0.41% | 172 | < 0.01% | 1.26 | −6% | 157 | 0.01% | 1,054.5 | 0.28 | −0.72% | 165 | < 0.01% | 0.91 | 0 | 0.91 | 0.15 |
| 2019 | 0.49 | −0.35% | 173 | < 0.01% | 1.34 | +7.3% | 155 | 0.01% | 1,134 | 0.28 | −3.3% | 163 | < 0.01% | 1.04 | 0 | 1.04 | 0.19 |
| 2018 | 0.49 | +13.5% | 169 | < 0.01% | 1.25 | −6.1% | 154 | 0.01% | 1,066.7 | 0.29 | +1.3% | 161 | < 0.01% | 0.94 | 0 | 0.94 | 0.18 |
| 2017 | 0.43 | +22.3% | 170 | < 0.01% | 1.33 | +9% | 154 | 0.01% | 1,146.6 | 0.28 | +0% | 160 | < 0.01% | 1.02 | 0 | 1.02 | 0.12 |
| 2016 | 0.35 | −7.6% | 175 | < 0.01% | 1.22 | −5.3% | 155 | 0.01% | 1,059.6 | 0.28 | +0.04% | 160 | < 0.01% | 1.06 | 0 | 1.06 | 0.2 |
| 2015 | 0.38 | −21.6% | 173 | < 0.01% | 1.29 | +0.23% | 150 | 0.01% | 1,125.3 | 0.28 | +0% | 159 | < 0.01% | 1.08 | 0 | 1.08 | 0.17 |
| 2014 | 0.49 | −17.1% | 164 | < 0.01% | 1.28 | +0.63% | 150 | 0.01% | 1,129.1 | 0.28 | −5.6% | 157 | < 0.01% | 0.98 | 0 | 0.98 | 0.18 |
| 2013 | 0.59 | +13.6% | 161 | < 0.01% | 1.28 | +9.1% | 149 | 0.01% | 1,128.3 | 0.3 | +0% | 155 | 0.01% | 0.86 | 0 | 0.86 | 0.17 |
| 2012 | 0.52 | −12.2% | 161 | < 0.01% | 1.17 | −4.6% | 149 | 0.01% | 1,040.2 | 0.3 | +8.5% | 154 | 0.01% | 0.82 | 0 | 0.82 | 0.17 |
| 2011 | 0.59 | −20.4% | 158 | < 0.01% | 1.23 | −11.4% | 149 | 0.01% | 1,096.8 | 0.28 | +30.4% | 150 | 0.01% | 0.81 | 0 | 0.81 | 0.18 |
| 2010 | 0.74 | +12.1% | 159 | < 0.01% | 1.38 | −1.1% | 151 | 0.01% | 1,244.9 | 0.21 | +0.14% | 162 | < 0.01% | 0.81 | 0 | 0.81 | 0.16 |
| 2009 | 0.66 | −3.3% | 161 | < 0.01% | 1.4 | −2.1% | 148 | 0.01% | 1,266.8 | 0.21 | +0.05% | 161 | < 0.01% | 0.91 | 0 | 0.91 | 0.17 |
| 2008 | 0.68 | −4.1% | 160 | < 0.01% | 1.43 | −6.4% | 144 | 0.01% | 1,301.9 | 0.21 | +10.3% | 161 | < 0.01% | 0.92 | 0 | 0.92 | 0.17 |
| 2007 | 0.71 | +2.3% | 157 | < 0.01% | 1.53 | +4.3% | 140 | 0.01% | 1,400.9 | 0.19 | +0% | 159 | < 0.01% | 0.98 | 0 | 0.98 | 0.17 |
| 2006 | 0.7 | +11% | 157 | < 0.01% | 1.47 | +10.9% | 140 | 0.01% | 1,350.9 | 0.19 | +1.1% | 158 | < 0.01% | 0.94 | 0 | 0.94 | 0.17 |
| 2005 | 0.63 | +8.7% | 156 | < 0.01% | 1.32 | +16.6% | 141 | 0.01% | 1,224.3 | 0.19 | +0.05% | 156 | < 0.01% | 0.86 | 0 | 0.86 | 0.17 |
| 2004 | 0.58 | −9.6% | 156 | < 0.01% | 1.13 | −11.6% | 142 | 0.01% | 1,055.8 | 0.19 | +0% | 155 | < 0.01% | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.14 |
| 2003 | 0.64 | −10.6% | 155 | < 0.01% | 1.28 | −5.7% | 138 | 0.01% | 1,201.3 | 0.19 | −0.26% | 154 | < 0.01% | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.16 |
| 2002 | 0.71 | +1.2% | 152 | < 0.01% | 1.36 | +11.7% | 137 | 0.01% | 1,282.8 | 0.19 | +0% | 152 | 0.01% | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.15 |
| 2001 | 0.7 | +4.9% | 152 | < 0.01% | 1.22 | +4.2% | 136 | 0.01% | 1,157.3 | 0.19 | +14.4% | 150 | 0.01% | 0.64 | 0 | 0.64 | 0.13 |
| 2000 | 0.67 | +63.9% | 151 | < 0.01% | 1.17 | +19% | 136 | 0.01% | 1,121.4 | 0.17 | +27.3% | 153 | < 0.01% | 0.62 | 0 | 0.62 | 0.12 |
| 1999 | 0.41 | +0.49% | 155 | < 0.01% | 0.98 | −1.3% | 142 | 0.01% | 952 | 0.13 | +0% | 157 | < 0.01% | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.03 |
| 1998 | 0.41 | −0.49% | 154 | < 0.01% | 0.99 | +0.52% | 141 | 0.01% | 975.3 | 0.13 | +0% | 156 | < 0.01% | 0.62 | 0 | 0.62 | 0.03 |
| 1997 | 0.41 | +0% | 155 | < 0.01% | 0.99 | +3.9% | 138 | 0.01% | 982.8 | 0.13 | +0% | 156 | < 0.01% | 0.61 | 0 | 0.61 | 0.03 |
| 1996 | 0.41 | +0% | 155 | < 0.01% | 0.95 | −4.7% | 134 | 0.01% | 962.1 | 0.13 | +0% | 154 | < 0.01% | 0.57 | 0 | 0.57 | 0.03 |
| 1995 | 0.41 | +1.5% | 153 | < 0.01% | 1 | +4.9% | 133 | 0.01% | 1,029.7 | 0.13 | +0.77% | 154 | < 0.01% | 0.62 | 0 | 0.62 | 0.03 |
| 1994 | 0.4 | +0% | 151 | < 0.01% | 0.95 | +5.2% | 132 | 0.01% | 981 | 0.13 | +0% | 154 | < 0.01% | 0.58 | 0 | 0.58 | 0.03 |
| 1993 | 0.4 | +0% | 152 | < 0.01% | 0.91 | −3.9% | 135 | 0.01% | 932.5 | 0.13 | +6.6% | 154 | < 0.01% | 0.53 | 0 | 0.53 | 0.03 |
| 1992 | 0.4 | +0% | 150 | < 0.01% | 0.94 | +28.7% | 130 | 0.01% | 999.3 | 0.12 | +0% | 153 | < 0.01% | 0.57 | 0 | 0.57 | 0.03 |
| 1991 | 0.4 | +15.8% | 130 | < 0.01% | 0.73 | −0.25% | 117 | 0.01% | 806.8 | 0.12 | +0% | 134 | < 0.01% | 0.36 | 0 | 0.36 | 0.03 |
| 1990 | 0.35 | −16.7% | 129 | < 0.01% | 0.73 | +6.5% | 115 | 0.01% | 842 | 0.12 | +0% | 132 | < 0.01% | 0.41 | 0 | 0.41 | 0.02 |
| 1989 | 0.42 | +9.7% | 127 | < 0.01% | 0.69 | +13.9% | 114 | 0.01% | 823.2 | 0.12 | +2.5% | 130 | < 0.01% | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.03 |
| 1988 | 0.38 | +0.26% | 128 | < 0.01% | 0.61 | +9.2% | 115 | 0.01% | 756.8 | 0.12 | +9.2% | 130 | < 0.01% | 0.25 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.03 |
| 1987 | 0.38 | +3.8% | 129 | < 0.01% | 0.55 | +25.6% | 115 | 0.01% | 725.7 | 0.11 | +28.2% | 132 | < 0.01% | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.03 |
| 1986 | 0.37 | +0.55% | 128 | < 0.01% | 0.44 | +30% | 120 | < 0.01% | 600.6 | 0.09 | +3.7% | 137 | < 0.01% | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.03 |
| 1985 | 0.37 | +18.9% | 126 | < 0.01% | 0.34 | +18.9% | 125 | < 0.01% | 480.7 | 0.08 | +0% | 135 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 1984 | 0.31 | +31.2% | 129 | < 0.01% | 0.29 | +31.2% | 129 | < 0.01% | 419.4 | 0.08 | +7.9% | 135 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 1983 | 0.23 | −8.6% | 129 | < 0.01% | 0.22 | −8.6% | 131 | < 0.01% | 330.2 | 0.08 | +1.3% | 136 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 1982 | 0.26 | −12.9% | 130 | < 0.01% | 0.24 | −12.9% | 132 | < 0.01% | 373.4 | 0.08 | −13.8% | 134 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 1981 | 0.29 | +7.7% | 127 | < 0.01% | 0.27 | +7.7% | 125 | < 0.01% | 443.3 | 0.09 | +6.1% | 130 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 1980 | 0.27 | — | 127 | < 0.01% | 0.25 | — | 125 | < 0.01% | 425.5 | 0.08 | — | 131 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.