Share of global CO₂ emissions in Eswatini
Eswatini: Share of global CO₂ emissions was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions in Eswatini, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions in Eswatini is 0.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions in Eswatini peaked at 0.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1961.
That places Eswatini 166th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | -7.1% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | -8.8% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | -6.1% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | -4.9% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +749.0% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | -88.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +160.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +601.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +138.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +9.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +16.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +11.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -8.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -7.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -15.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -5.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +24.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -38.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +19.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +27.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -7.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +115.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -11.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -15.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +50.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -27.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +43.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +17.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -42.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +20.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 9% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 21% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions in Eswatini changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | +749.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1965 | +601.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1964 | +160.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1966 | +138.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1990 | +115.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1961 | -88.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More climate change data for Eswatini
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 10.39 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,459 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 469.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 988.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 35.32 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 77.58 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 66.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2521 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions in Eswatini?
- Share of global co₂ emissions in Eswatini was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1961.
- How does Eswatini rank for share of global co₂ emissions?
- Eswatini ranks 166th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.