CO₂ emissions per capita in Eswatini
Eswatini: CO₂ emissions per capita was 0.8405 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
CO₂ emissions per capita in Eswatini, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co₂ emissions per capita in Eswatini is 0.8405 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co₂ emissions per capita in Eswatini peaked at 1.21 tonnes per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0104 tonnes per person, in 1961.
Eswatini ranks 163rd of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0121 tonnes per person | 0.0109 tonnes per person | 0.0135 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3469 tonnes per person | 0.0104 tonnes per person | 0.7074 tonnes per person | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.7427 tonnes per person | 0.6306 tonnes per person | 0.8813 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5954 tonnes per person | 0.4115 tonnes per person | 0.7799 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 tonnes per person | 0.728 tonnes per person | 1.21 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9816 tonnes per person | 0.9276 tonnes per person | 1.16 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8849 tonnes per person | 0.6707 tonnes per person | 1.16 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.834 tonnes per person | 0.8199 tonnes per person | 0.8436 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.8405 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co₂ emissions per capita in Eswatini?
- Co₂ emissions per capita in Eswatini was 0.8405 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 tonnes per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0104 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Eswatini rank for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 163rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co₂ emissions per capita rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.