Eswatini vs Fiji: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Eswatini
1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Fiji
1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Eswatini rank
187th
Fiji rank
185th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Eswatini
- Fiji
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Eswatini, a difference of 0.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Fiji's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Fiji ahead.
Eswatini ranks 187th and Fiji ranks 185th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 11 and Fiji in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Fiji | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
| 1860s | 3.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1870s | 4.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1880s | 4.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1890s | 4.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1900s | 5.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1910s | 6.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1920s | 7.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1930s | 3.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
| 1940s | 12.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1950s | 11.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1960s | 6.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 5.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 3.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
| 1990s | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
| 2000s | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
| 2010s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
| 2020s | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Eswatini or Fiji?
- Fiji, at 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Eswatini as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Eswatini and Fiji?
- 0.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Fiji?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Fiji rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Eswatini ranks 187th and Fiji ranks 185th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.