Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Eswatini
Eswatini: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 0.59 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Eswatini, 2000–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More climate change data for Eswatini
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Population, total 1.26 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.8% (2025)
- Urban population 335,667 (2025)
- Urban population 26.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.8405 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 44.61 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.8405 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.8405 tonnes per person (2024)
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
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.