Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Eswatini

Eswatini: Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) was 5.46 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
5.46 %
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
93rd
of 222 countries
All-time high
13.92 %
in 1993
All-time low
4.13 %
in 2013
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Eswatini, 1990–2023

4681012141990200620231990: 9.3 %1991: 11.5 %1992: 11.8 %1993: 13.9 %1994: 12.1 %1995: 12 %1996: 13.9 %1997: 10.7 %1998: 9.7 %1999: 11.2 %2000: 10.2 %2001: 12.2 %2002: 12 %2003: 11.2 %2004: 11.5 %2005: 11.2 %2006: 11.1 %2007: 10.5 %2008: 9.8 %2009: 8.5 %2010: 5 %2011: 4.6 %2012: 4.4 %2013: 4.1 %2014: 5.2 %2015: 5.3 %2016: 5.1 %2017: 5.5 %2018: 5.5 %2019: 5.3 %2020: 5.3 %2021: 5.1 %2022: 5.4 %2023: 5.5 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Eswatini recorded 5.46 % for waste — emissions share (co2eq) in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Eswatini peaked at 13.92 % in 1993 and was at its lowest, 4.13 %, in 2013.

That places Eswatini 93rd out of 222 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.

Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) in Eswatini, 1990 to 2023.
Year % Change
1990 9.3 % —
1991 11.47 % +23.3%
1992 11.75 % +2.4%
1993 13.92 % +18.5%
1994 12.11 % -13.0%
1995 12 % -0.9%
1996 13.9 % +15.8%
1997 10.66 % -23.3%
1998 9.67 % -9.3%
1999 11.16 % +15.4%
2000 10.15 % -9.1%
2001 12.17 % +19.9%
2002 12.01 % -1.3%
2003 11.22 % -6.6%
2004 11.48 % +2.3%
2005 11.25 % -2.0%
2006 11.06 % -1.7%
2007 10.53 % -4.8%
2008 9.83 % -6.6%
2009 8.53 % -13.2%
2010 5.01 % -41.3%
2011 4.58 % -8.6%
2012 4.41 % -3.7%
2013 4.13 % -6.3%
2014 5.23 % +26.6%
2015 5.28 % +1.0%
2016 5.1 % -3.4%
2017 5.53 % +8.4%
2018 5.54 % +0.2%
2019 5.29 % -4.5%
2020 5.34 % +0.9%
2021 5.09 % -4.7%
2022 5.37 % +5.5%
2023 5.46 % +1.7%

Eswatini compared with similar countries

  • Eswatini's 5.46 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.68 %, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Eswatini's 5.46 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.49 %, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11.59 % 9.3 % 13.92 % 10
2000s 10.82 % 8.53 % 12.17 % 10
2010s 5.01 % 4.13 % 5.54 % 10
2020s 5.31 % 5.09 % 5.46 % 4

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 90 Singapore 5.6 % compare
  2. 91 Azerbaijan 5.54 % compare
  3. 92 France 5.48 % compare
  4. 94 Ecuador 5.37 % compare
  5. 95 Nicaragua 5.36 % compare
  6. 96 Mauritania 5.31 % compare

See the full ranking of 254 places →

More climate change data for Eswatini

All data for Eswatini →

Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Eswatini?
Waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Eswatini was 5.46 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 13.92 % in 1993.
What is the lowest waste — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 4.13 % in 2013.
How does Eswatini rank for waste — emissions share (co2eq)?
Eswatini ranks 93rd out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. 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 Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Eswatini. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 27 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/waste-emissions-share-co2eq-ar5/eswatini/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/waste-emissions-share-co2eq-ar5/eswatini/">Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Eswatini</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
254 places, 8,412 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.