Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Eswatini

Eswatini: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 0.59 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.59 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 7.8%
World rank
138th
of 209 countries
All-time high
0.72 terawatt-hours
in 2010
All-time low
0.33 terawatt-hours
in 2016
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Eswatini, 2000–2024

00.20.40.60.82000201220242000: 0.65 terawatt-hours2001: 0.69 terawatt-hours2002: 0.69 terawatt-hours2003: 0.61 terawatt-hours2004: 0.55 terawatt-hours2005: 0.6 terawatt-hours2006: 0.67 terawatt-hours2007: 0.69 terawatt-hours2008: 0.67 terawatt-hours2009: 0.64 terawatt-hours2010: 0.72 terawatt-hours2011: 0.56 terawatt-hours2012: 0.48 terawatt-hours2013: 0.56 terawatt-hours2014: 0.46 terawatt-hours2015: 0.36 terawatt-hours2016: 0.33 terawatt-hours2017: 0.41 terawatt-hours2018: 0.47 terawatt-hours2019: 0.45 terawatt-hours2020: 0.47 terawatt-hours2021: 0.49 terawatt-hours2022: 0.53 terawatt-hours2023: 0.64 terawatt-hours2024: 0.59 terawatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.

Analysis

The most recent figure for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Eswatini is 0.59 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Eswatini peaked at 0.72 terawatt-hours in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.33 terawatt-hours, in 2016.

Eswatini ranks 138th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.646 terawatt-hours 0.55 terawatt-hours 0.69 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 0.48 terawatt-hours 0.33 terawatt-hours 0.72 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 0.544 terawatt-hours 0.47 terawatt-hours 0.64 terawatt-hours 5

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 135 French Guiana 0.64 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 136 Jamaica 0.62 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 137 Mauritius 0.61 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 138 Yemen 0.59 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 140 Rwanda 0.56 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 141 Greenland 0.5 terawatt-hours compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Eswatini?
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Eswatini was 0.59 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 0.72 terawatt-hours in 2010.
What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 0.33 terawatt-hours in 2016.
How does Eswatini rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
Eswatini ranks 138th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. 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 Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 7,081 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.