Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Eswatini
Eswatini: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity was 131.15 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2024. ▼ Falling
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Eswatini, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 131.15 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Eswatini peaked at 224.14 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2004 and was at its lowest, 121.21 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, in 2023.
That places Eswatini 181st out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 191.07 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 166.67 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 224.14 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 171.35 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 139.54 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 222.22 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 136.03 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 121.21 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 163.27 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 178 Latvia 138.76 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 179 Lithuania 138.36 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 180 Afghanistan 131.31 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 182 Mozambique 129.36 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 183 Portugal 127.91 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
More climate change data for Eswatini
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Population, total 1.26 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.8% (2025)
- Urban population 335,667 (2025)
- Urban population 26.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.8405 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 44.61 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.8405 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.8405 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Eswatini?
- Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Eswatini was 131.15 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2024, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 224.14 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2004.
- What is the lowest lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 121.21 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2023.
- How does Eswatini rank for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Eswatini ranks 181st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.