Land-use change — Emissions Share in Eswatini
Eswatini: Land-use change — Emissions Share was 17.46 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions Share in Eswatini, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions share in Eswatini is 17.46 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share in Eswatini peaked at 26.33 % in 1993 and was at its lowest, 15.4 %, in 2013.
That places Eswatini 59th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land-use change — Emissions Share in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.96 % | — |
| 1991 | 22.6 % | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 23.42 % | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 26.33 % | +12.4% |
| 1994 | 19.22 % | -27.0% |
| 1995 | 19.36 % | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 24.43 % | +26.2% |
| 1997 | 18.29 % | -25.1% |
| 1998 | 18.04 % | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 17.22 % | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 17.56 % | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 18.93 % | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 19.06 % | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 20.23 % | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 20.23 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 20.07 % | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 20.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 19.63 % | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 19.92 % | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 19.48 % | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 20.38 % | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 20.1 % | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 17.91 % | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 15.4 % | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 24.57 % | +59.5% |
| 2015 | 22.49 % | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 19.47 % | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 20.41 % | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 19.61 % | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 18.51 % | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 18.91 % | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 17 % | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 17.34 % | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 17.46 % | +0.7% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 17.46 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.05 %, 2.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 17.46 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.12 %, 53% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land-use change — Emissions Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +59.5% | 15.4 % | 24.57 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.99 % | 17.22 % | 26.33 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.52 % | 17.56 % | 20.23 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.88 % | 15.4 % | 24.57 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.68 % | 17 % | 18.91 % | 4 |
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 land-use change — emissions share in Eswatini?
- Land-use change — emissions share in Eswatini was 17.46 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 26.33 % in 1993.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4 % in 2013.
- How does Eswatini rank for land-use change — emissions share?
- Eswatini ranks 59th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions share rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. 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 Share (CO2). 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.