Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Eswatini
Eswatini: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 1.01 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Eswatini, 1950–2024
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
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Eswatini is 1.01 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Eswatini peaked at 22.96 tonnes per person in 1950 and was at its lowest, -2.14 tonnes per person, in 1980.
Eswatini ranks 166th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19.79 tonnes per person | 17.97 tonnes per person | 22.96 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 8.32 tonnes per person | 4.29 tonnes per person | 13.83 tonnes per person | 8 |
| 1970s | 4.39 tonnes per person | 1.45 tonnes per person | 7.83 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.48 tonnes per person | -2.14 tonnes per person | 4.92 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.47 tonnes per person | 2 tonnes per person | 3.65 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.68 tonnes per person | 1.47 tonnes per person | 2.03 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.39 tonnes per person | 0.9924 tonnes per person | 1.61 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 tonnes per person | 1.01 tonnes per person | 1.19 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Eswatini
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Population, total 1.26 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.8% (2025)
- Urban population 335,667 (2025)
- Urban population 26.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.8405 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 44.61 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.8405 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.8405 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Eswatini?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Eswatini was 1.01 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 including land-use change recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 22.96 tonnes per person in 1950.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.14 tonnes per person in 1980.
- How does Eswatini rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Eswatini ranks 166th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.