Eswatini vs Vanuatu: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Eswatini
1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Vanuatu
1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Eswatini rank
187th
Vanuatu rank
184th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Eswatini
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Eswatini, a difference of 0.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Eswatini ranks 187th and Vanuatu ranks 184th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 9 and Vanuatu in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1860s | 3.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1870s | 4.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1880s | 4.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1890s | 4.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1900s | 5.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1910s | 6.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1920s | 7.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1930s | 3.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1940s | 12.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 61.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 48.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1950s | 11.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1960s | 6.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 5.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 3.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Eswatini or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 1.46 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 Vanuatu?
- 0.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Vanuatu?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Vanuatu rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Eswatini ranks 187th and Vanuatu ranks 184th 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.