How have things changed? in Eswatini
Eswatini: How have things changed? was 90 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
90 metric tons
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
206th
of 215 countries
All-time high
143 metric tons
in 1996
All-time low
44 metric tons
in 1978
Years of data
57
1968–2024
How have things changed? in Eswatini, 1968–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
In 2024, how have things changed? in Eswatini stood at 90 metric tons.
That represents a change of down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed? in Eswatini peaked at 143 metric tons in 1996 and was at its lowest, 44 metric tons, in 1978.
Eswatini ranks 206th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
How have things changed? in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 50 metric tons | — |
| 1969 | 50 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 50 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 50 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 50 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 50 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 50 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 50 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 50 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 53 metric tons | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 44 metric tons | -17.0% |
| 1979 | 60 metric tons | +36.4% |
| 1980 | 70 metric tons | +16.7% |
| 1981 | 70 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 80 metric tons | +14.3% |
| 1983 | 80 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 90 metric tons | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 90 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 100 metric tons | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 100 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 110 metric tons | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 110 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 110 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 105 metric tons | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 100 metric tons | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 110 metric tons | +10.0% |
| 1994 | 120 metric tons | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 138 metric tons | +15.0% |
| 1996 | 143 metric tons | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 116 metric tons | -18.9% |
| 1998 | 131 metric tons | +12.9% |
| 1999 | 111 metric tons | -15.3% |
| 2000 | 119 metric tons | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 122 metric tons | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 85 metric tons | -30.3% |
| 2003 | 85 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 105 metric tons | +23.5% |
| 2005 | 105 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 110 metric tons | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 110 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 110 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 110 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100 metric tons | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 100 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 95 metric tons | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 95 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 95 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 90 metric tons | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 90 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 80 metric tons | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 85 metric tons | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 90 metric tons | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 90 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 90 metric tons | +0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 90 metric tons is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 123,403 metric tons, 0% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 90 metric tons is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 96,501 metric tons, 0% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed? in Eswatini changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +36.4% | 44 metric tons | 60 metric tons |
| 2002 | -30.3% | 122 metric tons | 85 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50 metric tons | 50 metric tons | 50 metric tons | 2 |
| 1970s | 50.7 metric tons | 44 metric tons | 60 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 90 metric tons | 70 metric tons | 110 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 118.4 metric tons | 100 metric tons | 143 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 106.1 metric tons | 85 metric tons | 122 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 96 metric tons | 90 metric tons | 100 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 87 metric tons | 80 metric tons | 90 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More reference data data for Eswatini
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0203 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0048 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.026 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed? in Eswatini?
- How have things changed? in Eswatini was 90 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest how have things changed? recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 143 metric tons in 1996.
- What is the lowest how have things changed? recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 44 metric tons in 1978.
- How does Eswatini rank for how have things changed??
- Eswatini ranks 206th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed? rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of How have things changed?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.