What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Eswatini?

The lowest recorded value was 0.4797 tonnes in 1750.

How does Eswatini rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?

Eswatini ranks 161st out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Eswatini?

Over the last ten years it is up 58.6%. 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 Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Eswatini

Name: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions 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: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions was 5,182 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

5,182 tonnes

Change on year

up 6.7%

World rank

161st

of 220 countries

All-time high

8,993 tonnes

in 1994

All-time low

0.4797 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions 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

Eswatini recorded 5,182 tonnes for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in 2022.

The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 58.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Eswatini peaked at 8,993 tonnes in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.4797 tonnes, in 1750.

Eswatini ranks 161st of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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	0.5085 tonnes	0.4797 tonnes	0.5372 tonnes	10
1760s	0.5772 tonnes	0.5436 tonnes	0.6108 tonnes	10
1770s	0.6576 tonnes	0.6182 tonnes	0.6971 tonnes	10
1780s	0.7525 tonnes	0.7058 tonnes	0.7991 tonnes	10
1790s	0.8651 tonnes	0.8094 tonnes	0.9207 tonnes	10
1800s	0.9998 tonnes	0.933 tonnes	1.07 tonnes	10
1810s	1.16 tonnes	1.08 tonnes	1.24 tonnes	10
1820s	1.36 tonnes	1.26 tonnes	1.46 tonnes	10
1830s	1.6 tonnes	1.48 tonnes	1.73 tonnes	10
1840s	1.9 tonnes	1.75 tonnes	2.05 tonnes	10
1850s	2.37 tonnes	2.09 tonnes	2.66 tonnes	10
1860s	3.1 tonnes	2.74 tonnes	3.49 tonnes	10
1870s	4.06 tonnes	3.58 tonnes	4.57 tonnes	10
1880s	5.31 tonnes	4.69 tonnes	5.98 tonnes	10
1890s	6.96 tonnes	6.14 tonnes	7.83 tonnes	10
1900s	16.63 tonnes	8.04 tonnes	26.17 tonnes	10
1910s	41.56 tonnes	28.58 tonnes	55.77 tonnes	10
1920s	85.4 tonnes	59.31 tonnes	113.93 tonnes	10
1930s	160.26 tonnes	121.02 tonnes	203.05 tonnes	10
1940s	312.44 tonnes	213.63 tonnes	420.84 tonnes	10
1950s	578.39 tonnes	474.73 tonnes	713.02 tonnes	10
1960s	1,685 tonnes	742.25 tonnes	3,261 tonnes	10
1970s	2,712 tonnes	1,762 tonnes	4,413 tonnes	10
1980s	3,933 tonnes	3,044 tonnes	4,441 tonnes	10
1990s	6,886 tonnes	4,228 tonnes	8,993 tonnes	10
2000s	5,373 tonnes	4,640 tonnes	6,623 tonnes	10
2010s	4,443 tonnes	2,863 tonnes	8,425 tonnes	10
2020s	4,894 tonnes	4,642 tonnes	5,182 tonnes	3

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More energy & mining data for Eswatini

Fuel imports 18.7% (2023)
Ores and metals imports 0.8% (2023)
Ores and metals exports 0.6% (2023)
Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
Fuel exports 3.6% (2023)
Electric power transmission and distribution losses 28.1% (2023)
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 70.6% (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Eswatini?: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Eswatini was 5,182 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 coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Eswatini?: The highest recorded value was 8,993 tonnes in 1994.
What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Eswatini?: The lowest recorded value was 0.4797 tonnes in 1750.
How does Eswatini rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?: Eswatini ranks 161st out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Eswatini?: Over the last ten years it is up 58.6%. 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 Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
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

Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an air pollutant formed from the burning of fuels that contain sulfur, such as coal. SO₂ is one of the main chemicals that forms acid rain.