Eswatini Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
2,929,757
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+0.28%
increase
Global Share
0.01%
Per Capita
1.91
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Eswatini were 2,929,757 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 0.28% over the previous year, representing an increase by 8,063 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 2,921,694 tons.
- Per capita: 1.91 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.566.3 t).
- Eswatini accounts for 0.01% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,929,757 | 1,094,137 | 1,380,334 | 455,286 | – | 1.91 | 0.28% | 0.0055% |
| 2023 | 2,921,694 | 1,078,401 | 1,384,771 | 458,523 | – | 1.94 | −4.18% | 0.0056% |
| 2022 | 3,049,162 | 1,076,534 | 1,481,657 | 490,971 | – | 2.05 | 4.93% | 0.0059% |
| 2021 | 2,905,895 | 989,175 | 1,426,772 | 489,948 | – | 1.99 | 1.71% | 0.0057% |
| 2020 | 2,857,133 | 960,624 | 1,404,350 | 492,160 | – | 1.99 | −5.11% | 0.0058% |
| 2019 | 3,011,080 | 1,136,077 | 1,383,732 | 491,272 | – | 2.13 | 3.29% | 0.0059% |
| 2018 | 2,915,072 | 1,062,073 | 1,375,581 | 477,418 | – | 2.1 | 0.24% | 0.0058% |
| 2017 | 2,908,118 | 1,061,830 | 1,371,234 | 475,055 | – | 2.13 | −0.97% | 0.0059% |
| 2016 | 2,936,488 | 1,046,905 | 1,415,295 | 474,288 | – | 2.19 | 1.5% | 0.0060% |
| 2015 | 2,893,076 | 980,903 | 1,428,281 | 483,893 | – | 2.19 | −0.11% | 0.0060% |
| 2014 | 2,896,296 | 982,855 | 1,425,740 | 487,701 | – | 2.24 | 0.36% | 0.0060% |
| 2013 | 2,885,865 | 962,665 | 1,432,709 | 490,491 | – | 2.27 | 7.86% | 0.0060% |
| 2012 | 2,675,684 | 811,001 | 1,376,435 | 488,248 | – | 2.14 | 0.48% | 0.0056% |
| 2011 | 2,662,862 | 819,447 | 1,356,092 | 487,323 | – | 2.17 | −4.49% | 0.0057% |
| 2010 | 2,788,170 | 855,641 | 1,459,995 | 472,534 | – | 2.32 | −9.58% | 0.0061% |
| 2009 | 3,083,714 | 1,049,297 | 1,582,914 | 451,503 | – | 2.61 | −1.19% | 0.0071% |
| 2008 | 3,120,906 | 1,013,016 | 1,656,595 | 451,294 | – | 2.69 | −2.11% | 0.0072% |
| 2007 | 3,188,253 | 1,032,423 | 1,699,011 | 456,818 | – | 2.8 | 2.51% | 0.0074% |
| 2006 | 3,110,187 | 998,944 | 1,668,197 | 443,046 | – | 2.78 | −2.41% | 0.0074% |
| 2005 | 3,186,988 | 990,875 | 1,731,331 | 464,781 | – | 2.88 | −0.85% | 0.0078% |
| 2004 | 3,214,425 | 994,523 | 1,761,194 | 458,707 | – | 2.94 | 1.04% | 0.0081% |
| 2003 | 3,181,484 | 1,004,715 | 1,722,922 | 453,848 | – | 2.93 | 1.25% | 0.0084% |
| 2002 | 3,142,283 | 1,082,517 | 1,645,609 | 414,157 | – | 2.91 | 0.82% | 0.0086% |
| 2001 | 3,116,865 | 1,112,029 | 1,590,694 | 414,142 | – | 2.91 | −4.24% | 0.0086% |
| 2000 | 3,255,031 | 1,097,601 | 1,705,803 | 451,627 | – | 3.07 | −7.87% | 0.0091% |
| 1999 | 3,533,006 | 1,265,361 | 1,811,047 | 456,599 | – | 3.38 | 6.47% | 0.010% |
| 1998 | 3,318,387 | 1,178,700 | 1,686,579 | 453,109 | – | 3.23 | −1.52% | 0.0096% |
| 1997 | 3,369,768 | 1,156,591 | 1,754,160 | 459,017 | – | 3.36 | 2.04% | 0.0097% |
| 1996 | 3,302,485 | 1,135,471 | 1,703,749 | 463,265 | – | 3.36 | −6.15% | 0.0097% |
| 1995 | 3,518,761 | 1,417,824 | 1,648,666 | 452,272 | – | 3.66 | −0.72% | 0.010% |
| 1994 | 3,544,133 | 1,459,807 | 1,637,855 | 446,471 | – | 3.76 | 27.12% | 0.011% |
| 1993 | 2,787,923 | 820,379 | 1,541,874 | 425,671 | – | 3.02 | −11.42% | 0.0086% |
| 1992 | 3,147,311 | 913,152 | 1,729,275 | 504,884 | – | 3.47 | −4.5% | 0.0097% |
| 1991 | 3,295,500 | 1,090,529 | 1,713,336 | 491,635 | – | 3.72 | 2.29% | 0.010% |
| 1990 | 3,221,719 | 1,105,797 | 1,629,799 | 486,123 | – | 3.74 | 14.01% | 0.0100% |
| 1989 | 2,825,887 | 743,909 | 1,619,400 | 462,578 | – | 3.39 | 3.42% | 0.0089% |
| 1988 | 2,732,528 | 709,587 | 1,588,137 | 434,803 | – | 3.41 | 1.45% | 0.0087% |
| 1987 | 2,693,494 | 665,413 | 1,593,874 | 434,206 | – | 3.51 | −0.13% | 0.0089% |
| 1986 | 2,696,952 | 634,316 | 1,616,828 | 445,808 | – | 3.67 | 3.97% | 0.0091% |
| 1985 | 2,593,936 | 574,808 | 1,581,650 | 437,478 | – | 3.68 | 5.99% | 0.0089% |
| 1984 | 2,447,307 | 499,768 | 1,530,498 | 417,040 | – | 3.6 | 0.28% | 0.0085% |
| 1983 | 2,440,443 | 440,659 | 1,556,875 | 442,910 | – | 3.71 | −5.6% | 0.0087% |
| 1982 | 2,585,223 | 588,055 | 1,561,698 | 435,470 | – | 4.04 | −1.11% | 0.0093% |
| 1981 | 2,614,157 | 582,234 | 1,590,204 | 441,719 | – | 4.21 | −1.35% | 0.0094% |
| 1980 | 2,649,887 | 618,500 | 1,589,860 | 441,528 | – | 4.39 | 0.93% | 0.0093% |
| 1979 | 2,625,348 | 606,284 | 1,579,722 | 439,342 | – | 4.49 | 2.08% | 0.0091% |
| 1978 | 2,571,820 | 605,184 | 1,538,136 | 428,500 | – | 4.53 | 19.05% | 0.0092% |
| 1977 | 2,160,356 | 320,316 | 1,422,799 | 417,242 | – | 3.93 | −1.53% | 0.0079% |
| 1976 | 2,193,817 | 320,312 | 1,456,773 | 416,732 | – | 4.11 | 3.31% | 0.0083% |
| 1975 | 2,123,580 | 326,588 | 1,385,453 | 411,539 | – | 4.11 | 3.85% | 0.0083% |
| 1974 | 2,044,903 | 288,713 | 1,354,597 | 401,593 | – | 4.08 | 2.02% | 0.0080% |
| 1973 | 2,004,462 | 276,031 | 1,330,421 | 398,009 | – | 4.12 | 3.12% | 0.0079% |
| 1972 | 1,943,721 | 263,379 | 1,290,080 | 390,262 | – | 4.12 | 3.74% | 0.0080% |
| 1971 | 1,873,636 | 257,011 | 1,236,226 | 380,399 | – | 4.09 | 0.79% | 0.0081% |
| 1970 | 1,858,919 | 256,968 | 1,223,203 | 378,748 | – | 4.17 | – | 0.0080% |
See also
- Eswatini CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Eswatini
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).