Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Eswatini
Eswatini: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.1072 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Eswatini, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
In 2022, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Eswatini stood at 0.1072 kilograms per international-$.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Eswatini peaked at 0.5082 kilograms per international-$ in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0118 kilograms per international-$, in 1961.
Eswatini ranks 146th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0183 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0151 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0219 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2557 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0118 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5082 kilograms per international-$ | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.3197 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1981 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4962 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.188 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1396 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2583 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2334 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1713 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2806 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.18 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1475 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2387 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1224 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0915 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1619 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1061 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1015 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1095 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 143 Myanmar 0.1087 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 144 Uruguay 0.1086 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 145 Kenya 0.1079 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 147 Singapore 0.106 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 148 Guinea-Bissau 0.1057 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 149 Central African Republic 0.1006 kilograms per international-$ 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 carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Eswatini?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Eswatini was 0.1072 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5082 kilograms per international-$ in 1969.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0118 kilograms per international-$ in 1961.
- How does Eswatini rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Eswatini ranks 146th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. 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); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).