What is emissions of air pollutants in Eswatini?

Emissions of air pollutants in Eswatini was 10,764 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Eswatini?

The highest recorded value was 16,023 tonnes in 2008.

What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Eswatini?

The lowest recorded value was 2.87 tonnes in 1750.

How does Eswatini rank for emissions of air pollutants?

Eswatini ranks 176th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Eswatini?

Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Eswatini data come from?

The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Emissions of air pollutants in Eswatini

Name: Emissions of air pollutants in Eswatini
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Eswatini: Emissions of air pollutants was 10,764 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

10,764 tonnes

Change on year

up 0.9%

World rank

176th

of 220 countries

All-time high

16,023 tonnes

in 2008

All-time low

2.87 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Emissions of air pollutants in Eswatini, 1750–2022

Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

In 2022, emissions of air pollutants in Eswatini stood at 10,764 tonnes.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Eswatini peaked at 16,023 tonnes in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.87 tonnes, in 1750.

Eswatini ranks 176th of 220 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
1750s	3.04 tonnes	2.87 tonnes	3.22 tonnes	10
1760s	3.46 tonnes	3.26 tonnes	3.66 tonnes	10
1770s	3.94 tonnes	3.7 tonnes	4.18 tonnes	10
1780s	4.51 tonnes	4.23 tonnes	4.79 tonnes	10
1790s	5.18 tonnes	4.85 tonnes	5.52 tonnes	10
1800s	6.08 tonnes	5.59 tonnes	6.58 tonnes	10
1810s	7.3 tonnes	6.7 tonnes	7.92 tonnes	10
1820s	8.82 tonnes	8.06 tonnes	9.58 tonnes	10
1830s	10.71 tonnes	9.76 tonnes	11.67 tonnes	10
1840s	13.09 tonnes	11.89 tonnes	14.31 tonnes	10
1850s	16.16 tonnes	14.59 tonnes	17.77 tonnes	10
1860s	20.53 tonnes	18.14 tonnes	23 tonnes	10
1870s	26.74 tonnes	23.58 tonnes	30 tonnes	10
1880s	34.96 tonnes	30.75 tonnes	39.29 tonnes	10
1890s	45.94 tonnes	40.3 tonnes	51.74 tonnes	10
1900s	62.14 tonnes	53.08 tonnes	71.62 tonnes	10
1910s	86.43 tonnes	73.85 tonnes	99.52 tonnes	10
1920s	125.3 tonnes	102.59 tonnes	150.19 tonnes	10
1930s	184.12 tonnes	154.61 tonnes	225.4 tonnes	10
1940s	345.85 tonnes	237.42 tonnes	471.98 tonnes	10
1950s	645.69 tonnes	521.77 tonnes	795.83 tonnes	10
1960s	1,598 tonnes	835.49 tonnes	3,037 tonnes	10
1970s	3,491 tonnes	2,638 tonnes	4,672 tonnes	10
1980s	5,288 tonnes	4,596 tonnes	6,119 tonnes	10
1990s	8,132 tonnes	6,131 tonnes	9,884 tonnes	10
2000s	13,736 tonnes	11,744 tonnes	16,023 tonnes	10
2010s	10,440 tonnes	9,260 tonnes	14,301 tonnes	10
2020s	10,498 tonnes	10,067 tonnes	10,764 tonnes	3

Countries ranked near Eswatini

173 Lesotho 12,414 tonnes compare
174 Brunei 11,077 tonnes compare
175 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 11,017 tonnes compare
177 Gambia 9,139 tonnes compare
178 Guinea-Bissau 9,086 tonnes compare
179 Bermuda 8,715 tonnes compare

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More environment data for Eswatini

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2.93 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.36 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.7887 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1053 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.3101 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0117 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0022 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0054 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.157 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Eswatini →

Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants in Eswatini?: Emissions of air pollutants in Eswatini was 10,764 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Eswatini?: The highest recorded value was 16,023 tonnes in 2008.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Eswatini?: The lowest recorded value was 2.87 tonnes in 1750.
How does Eswatini rank for emissions of air pollutants?: Eswatini ranks 176th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Eswatini?: Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Eswatini data come from?: The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Emissions of air pollutants
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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