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Topic 16 of 18 · Country Index 2026

Eswatini: Energy

Where does a country’s electricity come from, and who can get it?

Eswatini is placed 54th of 165 countries on energy in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics. Readings behind it: Carbon Intensity of Electricity 119.67 (2024); Renewable Share of Electricity Generation 96.72 (2024).

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Energy

54th

of 165 countries placed

Placed from 3 of 3 key statistics

Country Index 2026, all topics147th of 183 →

01The evidence

The 3 key statistics that decide it

Only these place Eswatini on energy — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.

Why these keys

  1. Key 1 of 3

    Carbon Intensity of Electricity

    Ember

    Why it is a key

    2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0

    119.67

    Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)

    Lower is better

    Eswatini: 119.67. Across the 165 countries in this edition, values run from 23.73 (Bhutan) to 1,306 (Turkmenistan); the world median is 433.75.

    World median
    433.75
    Best in Southern Africa
    52.44 Namibia
    Land neighbours
    Mozambique 129.41

  2. Key 2 of 3

    Renewable Share of Electricity Generation

    Ember

    Why it is a key

    2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0

    96.72

    Renewables (% of electricity generated)

    Higher is better

    Eswatini: 96.72. Across the 165 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Gambia) to 100 (Paraguay); the world median is 32.06.

    World median
    32.06
    Best in Southern Africa
    97.56 Namibia
    Land neighbours
    Mozambique 83.43

  3. Key 3 of 3

    World Energy Trilemma Index

    World Energy Council

    Why it is a key

    2023 edition · data for 2023 · Express reuse grant (no Creative Commons licence named)

    51.1

    Trilemma score (0–100)

    Higher is better

    Ranked 79th of 99 by World Energy Council

    Eswatini: 51.1. Across the 126 countries in this edition, values run from 27.7 (Niger) to 83.2 (Denmark); the world median is 63.8.

    World median
    63.8
    Best in Southern Africa
    57.6 South Africa
    Land neighbours
    Mozambique 40.4 · South Africa 57.6

03In context

Eswatini beside its neighbours

A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 165 countries on energy, never a place within the region.

Southern Africa
1st165thNot placed · 59 countries with too few key statisticsNo data

The whole world on energy

Eswatini and the countries it borders

Standing among all 165; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.

CountryStandingCarbon Intensity of ElectricityCarbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)Renewable Share of Electricity GenerationRenewables (% of electricity generated)World Energy Trilemma IndexTrilemma score (0–100)
Eswatini54th119.6796.7251.1
Mozambique67th129.4183.4340.4
South Africanot placed——57.6

“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is

Across Southern Africa

Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 165.

Placed either side on energy

The countries immediately above and below Eswatini in the topic’s list.

04Context, no vote

Where Eswatini is ahead of the world, and behind

21 more statistics filed under energy, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.

Every country

Ahead of the world median5

Statistics on which Eswatini does better than the middle country measured.

  • Low-Carbon Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 37.3296.72No real change since 2014

    Eswatini: 96.72 · world median 37.32 · Low-carbon sources (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.

    Position 13th of 162 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Firms Identifying Electricity as a Major ConstraintWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 25.7710.51No earlier reading

    Eswatini: 10.51 · world median 25.77 · Firms rating electricity a major or very severe constraint (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 84.77; lower is better.

    Position 143rd of 179 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2026 dataset

  • CO₂ Emissions per CapitaGlobal Carbon Project · 2024 · world median 3.210.841No real change since 2014

    Eswatini: 0.841 · world median 3.21 · Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person). Global Carbon Project, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.054 to 41.27; lower is better.

    Position 160th of 210 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP)EIA · 2024 · world median 2.7382.131▼ Worsened since 2014

    Eswatini: 2.131 · world median 2.738 · Energy use per dollar of GDP (thousand Btu per US$ at PPP). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.666 to 17.45; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Firms Owning or Sharing a GeneratorWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 24.8522.38No earlier reading

    Eswatini: 22.38 · world median 24.85 · Firms owning or sharing a generator (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.158 to 90.51; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2026 dataset

Behind the world median4

Statistics on which Eswatini does worse than the middle country measured.

  • Wind and Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 5.2794.918▲ Improved since 2014

    Eswatini: 4.918 · world median 5.279 · Wind and solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 69.12; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Coal Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 03.279No real change since 2014

    Eswatini: 3.279 · world median 0 · Coal (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 98.25; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Access to Electricity, RuralWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 10088.3▲ Improved since 2014

    Eswatini: 88.3 · world median 100 · Rural population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.7 to 100; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Access to ElectricityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 10089.3▲ Improved since 2014

    Eswatini: 89.3 · world median 100 · Population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 5.4 to 100; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

No better end12

These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.

  • Net Electricity Imports (share of generation)Ember · 2024 · world median 0170.49No real change since 2014

    Eswatini: 170.49 · world median 0 · Net electricity imports (% of domestic generation). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from -70.16 to 707.07.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Hydro Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 12.8557.38Moved since 2014

    Eswatini: 57.38 · world median 12.85 · Hydropower (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 3.0494.918Moved since 2014

    Eswatini: 4.918 · world median 3.049 · Solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Photovoltaic Power Potential (PVOUT)World Bank Group (ESMAP), data by Solargis · 2020 · world median 4.2734.319No earlier reading

    Eswatini: 4.319 · world median 4.273 · Practical solar power potential (kWh per kWp per day, long-term average). World Bank Group (ESMAP), data by Solargis, 2020 edition, data for 2020.

    Published values in that edition run from 2.513 to 5.379.

    Chart and every countryThe 2020 dataset

  • Nuclear Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 00No real change since 2014

    Eswatini: 0 · world median 0 · Nuclear (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 67.4.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Primary Energy ProductionEIA · 2024 · world median 0.0770.012No real change since 2014

    Eswatini: 0.012 · world median 0.077 · Primary energy produced (quadrillion Btu). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 130.76.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Primary Energy Consumption per CapitaEIA · 2024 · world median 49.519.13No real change since 2014

    Eswatini: 19.13 · world median 49.5 · Energy use per person (million Btu). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.95 to 766.07.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Natural Gas ProductionEIA · 2024 · world median 00No real change since 2014

    Eswatini: 0 · world median 0 · Dry natural gas produced (billion cubic metres). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,069.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Crude Oil ProductionEIA · 2025 · world median 00No real change since 2015

    Eswatini: 0 · world median 0 · Crude oil produced (thousand barrels per day). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 13,586.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Solar Electricity Installed CapacityEIA · 2024 · world median 0.1440.011No real change since 2014

    Eswatini: 0.011 · world median 0.144 · Solar generating capacity installed (gigawatts). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 886.66.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Gas Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 2.5850Moved since 2014

    Eswatini: 0 · world median 2.585 · Natural gas (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.97.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Operating Coal Power CapacityGlobal Energy Monitor · 2026 · world median 5250No earlier reading

    Eswatini: 0 · world median 525 · Coal-fired capacity in operation (megawatts). Global Energy Monitor, 2026 edition, data for 2026.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,263,101.

    Chart and every countryThe 2026 dataset

No current reading for Eswatini

Operating Wind Power Capacity, Primary Schools with Electricity (last 2023), RISE Clean Cooking Policy Score, RISE Electricity Access Policy Score, RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score and RISE Renewable Energy Policy Score. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.

“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing

05Country Index 2026

Energy among Eswatini’s 15 topics

Energy is Eswatini’s best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.

On the profile
  1. Energy54th of 165
  2. Education & Knowledge101st of 198
  3. Environment & Sustainability103rd of 186
  4. Risk & Resilience122nd of 193
  5. Economy & Innovation112th of 176
  6. Peace & Security114th of 177
  7. Digital & Technology129th of 198
  8. Development & Human Capital130th of 196
  9. Gender & Equality135th of 183
  10. Food & Agriculture140th of 184
  11. Governance & Institutions156th of 194
  12. Health & Wellbeing168th of 200
  13. Democracy & Civil Liberties181st of 198
  14. Work & Labour174th of 182
  15. Poverty & Inequality154th of 159

No standing on Mobility & Trade: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.

06The top of the list

Who leads on energy

The three countries placed highest of 165, and the leaders Eswatini can most readily be measured against.

All 165 countries
  1. 1

    Bhutan

    Southern Asia

    1st of 165 · 2 of 3 keys

    Photo: VIkramjit Kakati derivative work: ויקיג'אנקי · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale

  2. 2

    Norway

    Northern Europe

    2nd of 165 · 3 of 3 keys

    Photo: Ximonic , Simo Räsänen · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale

  3. 3

    Uganda

    Eastern Africa

    3rd of 165 · 2 of 3 keys

    Photo: Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale

Placed highest nearby

  1. Highest in Africa

    Uganda3rd2/3 keys

  2. Highest in Southern Africa

    Namibia39th3/3 keys

  3. This page

    Eswatini54th3/3 keys

Positions out of 165 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.

07Questions

Eswatini on energy: questions answered

Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.

How does Eswatini rank on energy?

Eswatini is placed 54th of 165 countries on Energy in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics (Carbon Intensity of Electricity, Renewable Share of Electricity Generation and World Energy Trilemma Index). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.

What is the latest Carbon Intensity of Electricity figure for Eswatini?

119.67 in 2024 (carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)), according to Ember. The world median in the same edition was 433.75.

What is the latest Renewable Share of Electricity Generation figure for Eswatini?

96.72 in 2024 (renewables (% of electricity generated)), according to Ember. The world median in the same edition was 32.06.

How does Eswatini compare with South Africa on energy?

South Africa is not placed on Energy, holding too few of its key statistics, and Eswatini 54th. World Energy Trilemma Index: South Africa 57.6, Eswatini 51.1.

How have Eswatini’s energy figures changed?

Carbon Intensity of Electricity fell from 171.21 in 2000 to 119.67 in 2024; Renewable Share of Electricity Generation fell from 98.48 in 2000 to 96.72 in 2024.

Which energy statistics are missing for Eswatini?

No current reading is published for Eswatini on Operating Wind Power Capacity, Primary Schools with Electricity, RISE Clean Cooking Policy Score, RISE Electricity Access Policy Score, RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score and RISE Renewable Energy Policy Score. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.

08Method

Method, sources and how to cite

What this topic does not measure

This is deliberately the electricity and energy-system subject, not an infrastructure one: roads, railways, ports, water and telecommunications would each need a global series this site does not hold. Emissions are under Environment & Sustainability. Access to electricity is published here in full but takes no part in any ranking — more than half the world’s countries now report 100%, and a position derived from that would read “1, 1, 1 … 123”, which is noise rather than information.

About energy, in full

How the Energy standing is decided

A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 3 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 3 keys to be placed.

The energy method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built

The key statistics and their licences

The other 21 statistics on this page come from 6 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.

The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photographs

Eswatini’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.

Cite this page

Nations Inquiry (2026). Eswatini: Energy — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/eswatini/energy

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