Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Eswatini
Eswatini: Land-use change — Emissions per capita was 0.21 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Eswatini, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, land-use change — emissions per capita in Eswatini stood at 0.21 t CO2eq/cap. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions per capita in Eswatini peaked at 0.3 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.21 t CO2eq/cap, in 2023.
Eswatini ranks 55th of 187 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.273 t CO2eq/cap | 0.26 t CO2eq/cap | 0.3 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.245 t CO2eq/cap | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | 0.25 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.23 t CO2eq/cap | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2175 t CO2eq/cap | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 52 Costa Rica 0.24 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 52 Slovenia 0.24 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 54 Gambia 0.22 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 56 Nigeria 0.2 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 57 Papua New Guinea 0.19 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 58 Sudan 0.18 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 58 Sudan (former) 0.18 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Eswatini
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3846 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land-use change — emissions per capita in Eswatini?
- Land-use change — emissions per capita in Eswatini was 0.21 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.21 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- How does Eswatini rank for land-use change — emissions per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 55th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions per capita rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. 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 Land-use change — 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.