Energy — Emissions per capita in Eswatini
Eswatini: Energy — Emissions per capita was 1.3 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Energy — Emissions per capita in Eswatini, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, energy — emissions per capita in Eswatini stood at 1.3 t CO2eq/cap.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions per capita in Eswatini peaked at 1.68 t CO2eq/cap in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.03 t CO2eq/cap, in 2014.
Eswatini ranks 155th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions per capita in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.53 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 1.35 t CO2eq/cap | -11.8% |
| 1992 | 1.24 t CO2eq/cap | -8.1% |
| 1993 | 1.05 t CO2eq/cap | -15.3% |
| 1994 | 1.5 t CO2eq/cap | +42.9% |
| 1995 | 1.49 t CO2eq/cap | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.15 t CO2eq/cap | -22.8% |
| 1997 | 1.59 t CO2eq/cap | +38.3% |
| 1998 | 1.59 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.68 t CO2eq/cap | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 1.6 t CO2eq/cap | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 1.46 t CO2eq/cap | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 1.48 t CO2eq/cap | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.41 t CO2eq/cap | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 1.41 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.4 t CO2eq/cap | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.4 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.43 t CO2eq/cap | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.39 t CO2eq/cap | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.4 t CO2eq/cap | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.29 t CO2eq/cap | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 1.22 t CO2eq/cap | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 1.36 t CO2eq/cap | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 1.62 t CO2eq/cap | +19.1% |
| 2014 | 1.03 t CO2eq/cap | -36.4% |
| 2015 | 1.12 t CO2eq/cap | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 1.27 t CO2eq/cap | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 1.17 t CO2eq/cap | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 1.21 t CO2eq/cap | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 1.26 t CO2eq/cap | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 1.23 t CO2eq/cap | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 1.36 t CO2eq/cap | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 1.32 t CO2eq/cap | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 1.3 t CO2eq/cap | -1.5% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 1.3 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.86 t CO2eq/cap, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 1.3 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.61 t CO2eq/cap, 2.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy — Emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +42.9% | 1.05 t CO2eq/cap | 1.5 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.42 t CO2eq/cap | 1.05 t CO2eq/cap | 1.68 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.44 t CO2eq/cap | 1.39 t CO2eq/cap | 1.6 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.26 t CO2eq/cap | 1.03 t CO2eq/cap | 1.62 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3 t CO2eq/cap | 1.23 t CO2eq/cap | 1.36 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 154 Micronesia (Federated States of) 1.34 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 156 Lesotho 1.29 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 157 El Salvador 1.26 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 158 Guatemala 1.22 t CO2eq/cap 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 energy — emissions per capita in Eswatini?
- Energy — emissions per capita in Eswatini was 1.3 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 t CO2eq/cap in 1999.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 t CO2eq/cap in 2014.
- How does Eswatini rank for energy — emissions per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 155th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions per capita rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.