Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Eswatini
Eswatini: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal was 20.91 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Eswatini, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 20.91 million tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in 2024. That is the highest value across all 73 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Eswatini peaked at 20.91 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,664 tonnes, in 1950.
That places Eswatini 104th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 20,152 tonnes | 3,664 tonnes | 36,640 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 425,024 tonnes | 69,616 tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | 8 |
| 1970s | 3.19 million tonnes | 1.54 million tonnes | 4.90 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.16 million tonnes | 5.37 million tonnes | 9.05 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.06 million tonnes | 9.47 million tonnes | 13.19 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.67 million tonnes | 13.72 million tonnes | 17.47 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.18 million tonnes | 17.84 million tonnes | 20.07 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.55 million tonnes | 20.21 million tonnes | 20.91 million tonnes | 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 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Eswatini?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Eswatini was 20.91 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 20.91 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,664 tonnes in 1950.
- How does Eswatini rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Eswatini ranks 104th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.