Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Eswatini
Eswatini: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was 0.1697 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.1697 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 10.4%
World rank
89th
of 194 countries
All-time high
28.73 tonnes per person
in 1947
All-time low
-2.92 tonnes per person
in 1980
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Eswatini, 1850–2024
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
In 2024, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Eswatini stood at 0.1697 tonnes per person.
The figure is down 10.4% on the previous year and down 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Eswatini peaked at 28.73 tonnes per person in 1947 and was at its lowest, -2.92 tonnes per person, in 1980.
Eswatini ranks 89th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 4.09 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 4.97 tonnes per person | +21.7% |
| 1852 | 5.2 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1853 | 5.24 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1854 | 5.35 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1855 | 5.41 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1856 | 5.47 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1857 | 5.49 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1858 | 5.64 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1859 | 5.67 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1860 | 6.16 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 1861 | 6.25 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1862 | 6.06 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1863 | 6.26 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1864 | 6.21 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1865 | 6.11 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1866 | 6.15 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1867 | 6.16 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 5.99 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1869 | 5.93 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1870 | 6.8 tonnes per person | +14.7% |
| 1871 | 7.29 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1872 | 7.6 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1873 | 7.47 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1874 | 7.51 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1875 | 7.74 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1876 | 7.82 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1877 | 7.68 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1878 | 7.51 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1879 | 7.52 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1880 | 6.96 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1881 | 6.57 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1882 | 6.69 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1883 | 6.3 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 1884 | 6.18 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1885 | 6.25 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1886 | 5.95 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1887 | 5.81 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1888 | 5.71 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1889 | 6.06 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1890 | 6.71 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 1891 | 6.86 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1892 | 6.82 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1893 | 6.8 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1894 | 6.74 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1895 | 7.04 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1896 | 6.87 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1897 | 6.86 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1898 | 6.75 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1899 | 6.68 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1900 | 8.52 tonnes per person | +27.5% |
| 1901 | 9.5 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 1902 | 9.75 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1903 | 9.87 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1904 | 9.91 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1905 | 9.91 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1906 | 10.34 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1907 | 10.07 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1908 | 10.25 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1909 | 9.87 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1910 | 10.51 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1911 | 10.76 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1912 | 10.91 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1913 | 10.91 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1914 | 10.97 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1915 | 10.95 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1916 | 10.78 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1917 | 10.6 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1918 | 10.28 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1919 | 10.35 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1920 | 12.51 tonnes per person | +20.9% |
| 1921 | 13.73 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 1922 | 14.02 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1923 | 14.14 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1924 | 14.31 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1925 | 14.4 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1926 | 14.05 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1927 | 14.05 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1928 | 14.15 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1929 | 13.71 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1930 | 8.84 tonnes per person | -35.6% |
| 1931 | 6.52 tonnes per person | -26.2% |
| 1932 | 5.12 tonnes per person | -21.4% |
| 1933 | 4.18 tonnes per person | -18.5% |
| 1934 | 3.51 tonnes per person | -16.0% |
| 1935 | 2.99 tonnes per person | -14.8% |
| 1936 | 2.59 tonnes per person | -13.2% |
| 1937 | 2.28 tonnes per person | -12.2% |
| 1938 | 2.01 tonnes per person | -11.9% |
| 1939 | 1.78 tonnes per person | -11.4% |
| 1940 | 14.4 tonnes per person | +709.7% |
| 1941 | 19.94 tonnes per person | +38.4% |
| 1942 | 23.14 tonnes per person | +16.0% |
| 1943 | 25.07 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 1944 | 26.79 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1945 | 27.64 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1946 | 28.4 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1947 | 28.73 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1948 | 28.43 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1949 | 28.57 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1950 | 22.94 tonnes per person | -19.7% |
| 1951 | 20.89 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 1952 | 20.47 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1953 | 19.34 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1954 | 19.34 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1955 | 19 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1956 | 19.11 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 18.39 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1958 | 17.95 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1959 | 20.31 tonnes per person | +13.1% |
| 1960 | 13.73 tonnes per person | -32.4% |
| 1961 | 12.62 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 1962 | 8.73 tonnes per person | -30.9% |
| 1963 | 7.35 tonnes per person | -15.8% |
| 1964 | 7.85 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1965 | 8.21 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 7.66 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1967 | 5.9 tonnes per person | -23.0% |
| 1968 | 4.27 tonnes per person | -27.7% |
| 1969 | 3.58 tonnes per person | -16.1% |
| 1970 | 3.68 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 6.95 tonnes per person | +88.6% |
| 1972 | 5.87 tonnes per person | -15.5% |
| 1973 | 2.98 tonnes per person | -49.2% |
| 1974 | 2.66 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 1975 | 1.86 tonnes per person | -30.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8085 tonnes per person | -56.6% |
| 1977 | 6.81 tonnes per person | +742.8% |
| 1978 | 3.22 tonnes per person | -52.7% |
| 1979 | 1.65 tonnes per person | -48.7% |
| 1980 | -2.92 tonnes per person | -276.7% |
| 1981 | -0.9933 tonnes per person | -66.0% |
| 1982 | -0.4271 tonnes per person | -57.0% |
| 1983 | 4.02 tonnes per person | -1040.7% |
| 1984 | 1.59 tonnes per person | -60.4% |
| 1985 | 2.99 tonnes per person | +87.9% |
| 1986 | 3.72 tonnes per person | +24.3% |
| 1987 | 3.66 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 4.37 tonnes per person | +19.5% |
| 1989 | 2.83 tonnes per person | -35.2% |
| 1990 | 2.55 tonnes per person | -9.9% |
| 1991 | 2.01 tonnes per person | -21.2% |
| 1992 | 1.73 tonnes per person | -13.9% |
| 1993 | 1.5 tonnes per person | -13.4% |
| 1994 | 1.38 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 1.32 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 1.25 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 1.05 tonnes per person | -15.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8642 tonnes per person | -18.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9194 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8729 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8933 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8016 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7853 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7859 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5702 tonnes per person | -27.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5995 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5846 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5447 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5298 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5243 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5611 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4501 tonnes per person | -19.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4203 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3217 tonnes per person | -23.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3053 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5409 tonnes per person | +77.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6405 tonnes per person | +18.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6277 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6763 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3562 tonnes per person | -47.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2547 tonnes per person | -28.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2149 tonnes per person | -15.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1893 tonnes per person | -11.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1697 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.1697 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3182 tonnes per person, 53% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.1697 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7654 tonnes per person, 22% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +1040.7% | -0.4271 tonnes per person | 4.02 tonnes per person |
| 1977 | +742.8% | 0.8085 tonnes per person | 6.81 tonnes per person |
| 1940 | +709.7% | 1.78 tonnes per person | 14.4 tonnes per person |
| 1980 | -276.7% | 1.65 tonnes per person | -2.92 tonnes per person |
| 1971 | +88.6% | 3.68 tonnes per person | 6.95 tonnes per person |
| 1985 | +87.9% | 1.59 tonnes per person | 2.99 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 5.25 tonnes per person | 4.09 tonnes per person | 5.67 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 6.13 tonnes per person | 5.93 tonnes per person | 6.26 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 7.49 tonnes per person | 6.8 tonnes per person | 7.82 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 6.25 tonnes per person | 5.71 tonnes per person | 6.96 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 6.81 tonnes per person | 6.68 tonnes per person | 7.04 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 9.8 tonnes per person | 8.52 tonnes per person | 10.34 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 10.7 tonnes per person | 10.28 tonnes per person | 10.97 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 13.91 tonnes per person | 12.51 tonnes per person | 14.4 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.98 tonnes per person | 1.78 tonnes per person | 8.84 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 25.11 tonnes per person | 14.4 tonnes per person | 28.73 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 19.77 tonnes per person | 17.95 tonnes per person | 22.94 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.99 tonnes per person | 3.58 tonnes per person | 13.73 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.65 tonnes per person | 0.8085 tonnes per person | 6.95 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.88 tonnes per person | -2.92 tonnes per person | 4.37 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.46 tonnes per person | 0.8642 tonnes per person | 2.55 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6968 tonnes per person | 0.5298 tonnes per person | 0.8933 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5068 tonnes per person | 0.3053 tonnes per person | 0.6763 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.237 tonnes per person | 0.1697 tonnes per person | 0.3562 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Eswatini
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- 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 annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Eswatini?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Eswatini was 0.1697 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 annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 28.73 tonnes per person in 1947.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.92 tonnes per person in 1980.
- How does Eswatini rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 89th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.3%. 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 Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.