Eswatini vs Tanzania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Eswatini
20.91 million tonnes
in 2024
Tanzania
19.61 million tonnes
in 2024
Eswatini rank
104th
Tanzania rank
106th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Eswatini
- Tanzania
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 20.91 million tonnes against 19.61 million tonnes in Tanzania, a difference of 1.30 million tonnes.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tanzania ahead.
Eswatini ranks 104th and Tanzania ranks 106th of 179 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 6 and Tanzania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 20,152 tonnes | 645,234 tonnes | 625,082 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 1960s | 425,024 tonnes | 869,706 tonnes | 444,682 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 3.19 million tonnes | 955,231 tonnes | 2.23 million tonnes | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 7.16 million tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | 6.13 million tonnes | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 11.06 million tonnes | 1.56 million tonnes | 9.51 million tonnes | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 15.67 million tonnes | 3.10 million tonnes | 12.57 million tonnes | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 19.18 million tonnes | 6.77 million tonnes | 12.42 million tonnes | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 20.55 million tonnes | 15.83 million tonnes | 4.73 million tonnes | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Eswatini or Tanzania?
- Eswatini, at 20.91 million tonnes against 19.61 million tonnes in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Eswatini and Tanzania?
- 1.30 million tonnes, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Tanzania?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Tanzania rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Eswatini ranks 104th and Tanzania ranks 106th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.