Eritrea vs India: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Eritrea
2.31 tonnes per person
in 2024
India
2.21 tonnes per person
in 2024
Eritrea rank
127th
India rank
130th
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Eritrea
- India
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 2.31 tonnes per person against 2.21 tonnes per person in India, a difference of 0.1 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1939 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 127th and India ranks 130th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 5 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 1.59 tonnes per person | 1.44 tonnes per person | 0.1496 tonnes per person | Eritrea |
| 1940s | 3.12 tonnes per person | 1.48 tonnes per person | 1.64 tonnes per person | Eritrea |
| 1990s | -0.1107 tonnes per person | 0.9659 tonnes per person | 1.08 tonnes per person | India |
| 2000s | 1.7 tonnes per person | 1.17 tonnes per person | 0.5303 tonnes per person | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 2.05 tonnes per person | 1.76 tonnes per person | 0.2845 tonnes per person | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 2.36 tonnes per person | 2.02 tonnes per person | 0.3459 tonnes per person | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Eritrea or India?
- Eritrea, at 2.31 tonnes per person against 2.21 tonnes per person in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Eritrea and India?
- 0.1 tonnes per person, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and India?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1939 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and India rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Eritrea ranks 127th and India ranks 130th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.