Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Eswatini
Eswatini: Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions per capita was 0.8803 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Eswatini, 1970–2024
Source: Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 0.8803 for energy use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Eswatini peaked at 1.5 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.5655, in 1972.
That places Eswatini 144th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5825 | — |
| 1971 | 0.5671 | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.5655 | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.5762 | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.5856 | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.6433 | +9.9% |
| 1976 | 0.612 | -4.9% |
| 1977 | 0.5928 | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 1.08 | +82.8% |
| 1979 | 1.05 | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 1.04 | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.9439 | -8.9% |
| 1982 | 0.9223 | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.6688 | -27.5% |
| 1984 | 0.7342 | +9.8% |
| 1985 | 0.8139 | +10.9% |
| 1986 | 0.8633 | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8712 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.8872 | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.8879 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.27 | +42.7% |
| 1991 | 1.2 | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.968 | -19.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8446 | -12.7% |
| 1994 | 1.5 | +78.0% |
| 1995 | 1.46 | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 1.15 | -21.5% |
| 1997 | 1.15 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.16 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.23 | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 1.05 | -14.1% |
| 2001 | 1.06 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.02 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9419 | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9267 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9183 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9211 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9465 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9225 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9495 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7697 | -18.9% |
| 2011 | 0.733 | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7216 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.852 | +18.1% |
| 2014 | 0.865 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8583 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9107 | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9168 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9086 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9629 | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8054 | -16.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8198 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8832 | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8764 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.8803 | +0.5% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.8803 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7666, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.8803 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3834, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +82.8% | 0.5928 | 1.08 |
| 1994 | +78.0% | 0.8446 | 1.5 |
| 1990 | +42.7% | 0.8879 | 1.27 |
| 1983 | -27.5% | 0.9223 | 0.6688 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6859 | 0.5655 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8629 | 0.6688 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.19 | 0.8446 | 1.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.966 | 0.9183 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8499 | 0.7216 | 0.9629 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.853 | 0.8054 | 0.8832 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
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 use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Eswatini?
- Energy use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Eswatini was 0.8803 in 2024, according to Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest energy use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 in 1994.
- What is the lowest energy use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5655 in 1972.
- How does Eswatini rank for energy use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 144th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is energy use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average energy consumption per capita is measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Average carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per capita are measured in tonnes per person.