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
Latest (2022)
0.1072 kilograms per international-$
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
146th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.5082 kilograms per international-$
in 1969
All-time low
0.0118 kilograms per international-$
in 1961
Years of data
71
1950–2022
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-$, in 1961.
Eswatini ranks 146th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | kilograms per international-$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0219 kilograms per international-$ | — |
| 1951 | 0.0207 kilograms per international-$ | -5.2% |
| 1952 | 0.0201 kilograms per international-$ | -3.0% |
| 1953 | 0.0193 kilograms per international-$ | -3.8% |
| 1954 | 0.0183 kilograms per international-$ | -5.3% |
| 1955 | 0.0177 kilograms per international-$ | -3.1% |
| 1956 | 0.0171 kilograms per international-$ | -3.8% |
| 1957 | 0.0164 kilograms per international-$ | -3.7% |
| 1958 | 0.016 kilograms per international-$ | -2.7% |
| 1959 | 0.0151 kilograms per international-$ | -5.5% |
| 1960 | 0.1197 kilograms per international-$ | +691.6% |
| 1961 | 0.0118 kilograms per international-$ | -90.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0241 kilograms per international-$ | +104.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1529 kilograms per international-$ | +534.6% |
| 1966 | 0.3666 kilograms per international-$ | +139.8% |
| 1967 | 0.3774 kilograms per international-$ | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.4852 kilograms per international-$ | +28.6% |
| 1969 | 0.5082 kilograms per international-$ | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 0.4724 kilograms per international-$ | -7.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4962 kilograms per international-$ | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4202 kilograms per international-$ | -15.3% |
| 1973 | 0.3945 kilograms per international-$ | -6.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2788 kilograms per international-$ | -29.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2266 kilograms per international-$ | -18.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1981 kilograms per international-$ | -12.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2004 kilograms per international-$ | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2553 kilograms per international-$ | +27.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2541 kilograms per international-$ | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2583 kilograms per international-$ | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2265 kilograms per international-$ | -12.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2233 kilograms per international-$ | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1396 kilograms per international-$ | -37.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1675 kilograms per international-$ | +20.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2166 kilograms per international-$ | +29.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1903 kilograms per international-$ | -12.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1647 kilograms per international-$ | -13.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1532 kilograms per international-$ | -7.0% |
| 1989 | 0.14 kilograms per international-$ | -8.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2806 kilograms per international-$ | +100.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2457 kilograms per international-$ | -12.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2228 kilograms per international-$ | -9.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1804 kilograms per international-$ | -19.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2637 kilograms per international-$ | +46.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2431 kilograms per international-$ | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1713 kilograms per international-$ | -29.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2391 kilograms per international-$ | +39.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2386 kilograms per international-$ | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2491 kilograms per international-$ | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2387 kilograms per international-$ | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2145 kilograms per international-$ | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2047 kilograms per international-$ | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1819 kilograms per international-$ | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1762 kilograms per international-$ | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1691 kilograms per international-$ | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1606 kilograms per international-$ | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1585 kilograms per international-$ | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1475 kilograms per international-$ | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.148 kilograms per international-$ | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1359 kilograms per international-$ | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1269 kilograms per international-$ | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1425 kilograms per international-$ | +12.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1619 kilograms per international-$ | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0915 kilograms per international-$ | -43.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1006 kilograms per international-$ | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1196 kilograms per international-$ | +18.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1113 kilograms per international-$ | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1136 kilograms per international-$ | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1198 kilograms per international-$ | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1095 kilograms per international-$ | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1015 kilograms per international-$ | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1072 kilograms per international-$ | +5.6% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.1072 kilograms per international-$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1835 kilograms per international-$, 58% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.1072 kilograms per international-$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.158 kilograms per international-$, 68% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Eswatini changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | +691.6% | 0.0151 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1197 kilograms per international-$ |
| 1965 | +534.6% | 0.0241 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1529 kilograms per international-$ |
| 1966 | +139.8% | 0.1529 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3666 kilograms per international-$ |
| 1964 | +104.2% | 0.0118 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0241 kilograms per international-$ |
| 1990 | +100.5% | 0.14 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2806 kilograms per international-$ |
| 1961 | -90.1% | 0.1197 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0118 kilograms per international-$ |
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
- 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 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-$).