Share of the rural and urban population with access … rural, urban in Eswatini
Eswatini: Share of the rural and urban population with access … rural, urban was 92.3 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in Eswatini, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 92.3 for share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in Eswatini peaked at 92.3 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 60.3, in 2000.
That places Eswatini 116th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of the rural and urban population with access … rural, urban in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60.3 | — |
| 2001 | 62.3 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 64.3 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 66.2 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 68 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 69.9 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 71.9 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 73.9 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 75.8 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 77.5 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 79.3 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 80.9 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 82.5 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 84.1 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 85.5 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 86.5 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 87.7 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 88.6 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 89.3 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 90.1 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 90.7 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 91.3 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 91.8 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 92.3 | +0.5% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 92.3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 63.2, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 92.3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.85, 3.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.01 | 60.3 | 77.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.45 | 79.3 | 90.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.53 | 90.7 | 92.3 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More population data for Eswatini
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.6638 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.312 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.6638 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.0005 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.662 (2100)
- Population density 77.96 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 74,031 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.662 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in Eswatini?
- Share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in Eswatini was 92.3 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.3 in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels?
- Eswatini ranks 116th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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