Eswatini vs Montenegro: Greenhouse gas emissions

Eswatini
1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Montenegro
1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Eswatini rank
169th
Montenegro rank
172nd

Greenhouse gas emissions over time

  • Eswatini
  • Montenegro
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Montenegro, a difference of 400,970 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.3 times Montenegro's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Montenegro ahead.

Eswatini ranks 169th and Montenegro ranks 172nd of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 5 and Montenegro in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Montenegro Difference Ahead
1850s 224,328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Montenegro
1860s 280,024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Montenegro
1870s 374,832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Montenegro
1880s 380,428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Montenegro
1890s 461,632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Montenegro
1900s 679,224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Montenegro
1910s 843,818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Montenegro
1920s 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Montenegro
1930s 724,292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Montenegro
1940s 3.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 551,371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Eswatini
1950s 3.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 960,494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Montenegro
1960s 2.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 757,208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Montenegro
1970s 2.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 97,603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Montenegro
1980s 2.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 702,892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Montenegro
1990s 2.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 666,969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Eswatini
2000s 2.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 731,947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Eswatini
2010s 1.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 955,074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 760,909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Eswatini
2020s 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 217,842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Eswatini or Montenegro?
Eswatini, at 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Montenegro as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Eswatini and Montenegro?
400,970 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Montenegro?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Eswatini and Montenegro rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
Eswatini ranks 169th and Montenegro ranks 172nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as 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

Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.