🇸🇿 Eswatini's Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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• Emissions: Eswatini emitted around 2.65 megatonnes CO₂e in 2024, accounting for 0% of the global total.
• Per person: Emissions were around 2.1 tonnes per person per year, rated low on a scale where any level above zero adds warming.
• Trend: Emissions rose by roughly 0.29% a year over the ten years to 2024, rather than the 4% yearly decline the world as a whole needs to achieve Net Zero in 2050 and limit warming to around 1.7 °C.
• What drives it: Methane made up 44% of emissions, CO₂ 37%, nitrous oxide 19% and F-gases 0%.
• Historic responsibility: Since 1851, Eswatini's emissions have produced around 344 megatonnes CO₂e of warming impact, 0.01% of the global total, or around 4.9 tonnes per person per year, rated moderate.
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