Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Eswatini
Eswatini: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0%
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
169th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 1949
All-time low
0.0%
in 1980
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Eswatini, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Eswatini is 0.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Eswatini peaked at 0.0% in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1980.
Eswatini ranks 169th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0% | — |
| 1851 | 0.0% | +11.1% |
| 1852 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1853 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1854 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1855 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1856 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1857 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1858 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 1859 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1860 | 0.0% | +12.3% |
| 1861 | 0.0% | +5.1% |
| 1862 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1863 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 1864 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1865 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1866 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1867 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1868 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1869 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1870 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 1871 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 1872 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1873 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1874 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1875 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1876 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1877 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 1878 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1879 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1880 | 0.0% | -6.9% |
| 1881 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 1882 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1883 | 0.0% | -4.2% |
| 1884 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1885 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1886 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1887 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1888 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1889 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 1890 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1891 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1892 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1895 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | +17.1% |
| 1901 | 0.0% | +10.0% |
| 1902 | 0.0% | -4.4% |
| 1903 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1904 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1905 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1906 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1907 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 1908 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1909 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1910 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 1911 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1914 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | +5.3% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | -5.7% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | +9.1% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | +10.2% |
| 1922 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1923 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 1924 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 1925 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1926 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1927 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1928 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1929 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1930 | 0.0% | -24.5% |
| 1931 | 0.0% | -12.6% |
| 1932 | 0.0% | -6.5% |
| 1933 | 0.0% | -8.1% |
| 1934 | 0.0% | -7.3% |
| 1935 | 0.0% | -7.8% |
| 1936 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 1937 | 0.0% | -4.8% |
| 1938 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1939 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1940 | 0.0% | +172.0% |
| 1941 | 0.0% | +25.4% |
| 1942 | 0.0% | +17.5% |
| 1943 | 0.0% | +8.2% |
| 1944 | 0.0% | +7.0% |
| 1945 | 0.0% | +11.1% |
| 1946 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 1947 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1948 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1949 | 0.0% | +5.6% |
| 1950 | 0.0% | -21.6% |
| 1951 | 0.0% | -9.5% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | -4.5% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +7.1% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | -21.8% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | -19.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | -6.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +6.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | -13.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -15.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -6.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +47.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -9.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -19.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -20.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +91.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -22.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -16.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -73.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +136.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +12.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +115.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -36.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +9.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -20.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -9.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +12.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -17.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -12.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -7.6% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 4% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 4% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global greenhouse gas emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | +172.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1981 | +136.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1983 | +115.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1977 | +91.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1980 | -73.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1971 | +47.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 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 share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Eswatini?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Eswatini was 0.0% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1949.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1980.
- How does Eswatini rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Eswatini ranks 169th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.