Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Eswatini
Eswatini: Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita was 0.0848 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Eswatini, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 0.0848 for carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Eswatini peaked at 0.2769 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0821, in 2021.
Eswatini ranks 142nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2327 | — |
| 1991 | 0.2255 | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1829 | -18.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1594 | -12.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2769 | +73.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2566 | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1979 | -22.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1955 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1942 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2025 | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1726 | -14.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1724 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1613 | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1432 | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1368 | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1286 | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1214 | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1203 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1164 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1189 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0933 | -21.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0878 | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0835 | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0952 | +14.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0952 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0934 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0969 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0949 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0949 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0953 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0831 | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0821 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.089 | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0861 | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0848 | -1.5% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.0848 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1448, 59% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.0848 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0966, 88% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +73.8% | 0.1594 | 0.2769 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2124 | 0.1594 | 0.2769 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1392 | 0.1164 | 0.1726 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.093 | 0.0835 | 0.0969 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.085 | 0.0821 | 0.089 | 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 carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Eswatini?
- Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Eswatini was 0.0848 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2769 in 1994.
- What is the lowest carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0821 in 2021.
- How does Eswatini rank for carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 142nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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