Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) was 0.4148 kt in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Emissions in Eswatini, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 0.4148 kt for forest fires — emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of up 142.0% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Eswatini peaked at 3.35 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0497 kt, in 2022.
That places Eswatini 59th out of 219 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.
Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.8315 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.8315 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8315 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8315 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8315 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8315 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.41 kt | +189.4% |
| 1997 | 1.71 kt | -28.9% |
| 1998 | 3.35 kt | +95.8% |
| 1999 | 2.21 kt | -34.0% |
| 2000 | 1.53 kt | -30.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3452 kt | -77.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1416 kt | -59.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4197 kt | +196.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4943 kt | +17.8% |
| 2005 | 0.303 kt | -38.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1291 kt | -57.4% |
| 2007 | 2.96 kt | +2189.3% |
| 2008 | 2.03 kt | -31.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1888 kt | -90.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7029 kt | +272.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6979 kt | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5514 kt | -21.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5613 kt | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.611 kt | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2657 kt | -56.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2881 kt | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1714 kt | -40.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1242 kt | -27.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7873 kt | +533.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1565 kt | -80.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3527 kt | +125.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0497 kt | -85.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1714 kt | +244.9% |
| 2024 | 0.4148 kt | +142.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.4148 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2265 kt, 1.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.4148 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3894 kt, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +2189.3% | 0.1291 kt | 2.96 kt |
| 2019 | +533.9% | 0.1242 kt | 0.7873 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.47 kt | 0.8315 kt | 3.35 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8532 kt | 0.1291 kt | 2.96 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4761 kt | 0.1242 kt | 0.7873 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.229 kt | 0.0497 kt | 0.4148 kt | 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 forest fires — emissions in Eswatini?
- Forest fires — emissions in Eswatini was 0.4148 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 3.35 kt in 1998.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0497 kt in 2022.
- How does Eswatini rank for forest fires — emissions?
- Eswatini ranks 59th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.