Grassland — Emissions (CH4) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Grassland — Emissions (CH4) was 0.8541 kt in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Grassland — Emissions in Eswatini, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 0.8541 kt for grassland — emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 149.9% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — emissions in Eswatini peaked at 0.8541 kt in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0447 kt, in 1999.
Eswatini ranks 52nd of 220 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Grassland — Emissions (CH4) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3777 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.3777 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3777 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3777 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3777 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3777 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0544 kt | -85.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0719 kt | +32.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0474 kt | -34.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0447 kt | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0517 kt | +15.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2174 kt | +320.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4701 kt | +116.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4881 kt | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4035 kt | -17.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5479 kt | +35.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2341 kt | -57.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7829 kt | +234.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6722 kt | -14.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3193 kt | -52.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6962 kt | +118.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4379 kt | -37.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4862 kt | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5338 kt | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 0.549 kt | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2679 kt | -51.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2 kt | -25.3% |
| 2017 | 0.242 kt | +21.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2443 kt | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7413 kt | +203.4% |
| 2020 | 0.281 kt | -62.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4287 kt | +52.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2431 kt | -43.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3418 kt | +40.6% |
| 2024 | 0.8541 kt | +149.9% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.8541 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4699 kt, 1.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.8541 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.88 kt, 15% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +320.5% | 0.0517 kt | 0.2174 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2485 kt | 0.0447 kt | 0.3777 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4187 kt | 0.0517 kt | 0.7829 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4399 kt | 0.2 kt | 0.7413 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4297 kt | 0.2431 kt | 0.8541 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 grassland — emissions in Eswatini?
- Grassland — emissions in Eswatini was 0.8541 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — emissions recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8541 kt in 2024.
- What is the lowest grassland — emissions recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0447 kt in 1999.
- How does Eswatini rank for grassland — emissions?
- Eswatini ranks 52nd out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — emissions rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. 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 Grassland — 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.