Eritrea vs Hong Kong: Methane emissions
Eritrea
4.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Hong Kong
5.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Eritrea rank
132nd
Hong Kong rank
130th
Methane emissions over time
- Eritrea
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 5.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Eritrea, a difference of 410,860 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 132nd and Hong Kong ranks 130th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 11 and Hong Kong in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 51,627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41,811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1860s | 56,519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38,328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1870s | 62,903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26,365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36,537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1880s | 70,670 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34,768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35,902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1890s | 79,939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46,942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32,997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1900s | 95,331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 70,240 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25,090 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1910s | 126,528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 100,130 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26,397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1920s | 171,386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 126,630 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44,756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1930s | 224,711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 213,278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1940s | 288,190 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 369,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 81,110 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Hong Kong |
| 1950s | 355,786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 717,486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 361,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Hong Kong |
| 1960s | 2.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 851,684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 2.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 446,817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 2.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 54,486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 3.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 449,535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 3.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 391,470 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 4.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 292,855 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 4.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 372,158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Eritrea or Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong, at 5.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Eritrea and Hong Kong?
- 410,860 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Hong Kong?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Hong Kong rank globally for methane emissions?
- Eritrea ranks 132nd and Hong Kong ranks 130th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.