Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in Eswatini
Eswatini: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type was 0.6958 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in Eswatini, 1990–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Eswatini stood at 0.6958 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Eswatini peaked at 0.7826 tonnes per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4516 tonnes per person, in 1996.
Eswatini ranks 150th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.615 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.6011 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.6007 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5922 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.6112 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.6246 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4516 tonnes per person | -27.7% |
| 1997 | 0.5715 tonnes per person | +26.5% |
| 1998 | 0.5857 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6379 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6454 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5631 tonnes per person | -12.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5603 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5681 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5688 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5875 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5798 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5879 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5519 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.61 tonnes per person | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5648 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5638 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5803 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6355 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6288 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.638 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7012 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 0.715 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.746 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7826 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7101 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6863 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6963 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6968 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6958 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.6958 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4109 tonnes per person, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.6958 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2671 tonnes per person, 2.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -27.7% | 0.6246 tonnes per person | 0.4516 tonnes per person |
| 1997 | +26.5% | 0.4516 tonnes per person | 0.5715 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5892 tonnes per person | 0.4516 tonnes per person | 0.6379 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5823 tonnes per person | 0.5519 tonnes per person | 0.6454 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6556 tonnes per person | 0.5638 tonnes per person | 0.7826 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.697 tonnes per person | 0.6863 tonnes per person | 0.7101 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Eswatini?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Eswatini was 0.6958 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7826 tonnes per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4516 tonnes per person in 1996.
- How does Eswatini rank for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Eswatini ranks 150th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.