Dominica vs Eritrea: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Dominica
3.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Eritrea
2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Dominica rank
139th
Eritrea rank
140th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Dominica
- Eritrea
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 3.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Eritrea, a difference of 0.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Dominica's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Dominica ahead.
Dominica ranks 139th and Eritrea ranks 140th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 6 and Eritrea in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominica |
| 1860s | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominica |
| 1870s | 0.615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominica |
| 1880s | -0.3164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1890s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominica |
| 1900s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominica |
| 1910s | 0.7432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1920s | 0.2486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1930s | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominica |
| 1940s | 0.7791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1950s | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 0.9642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Dominica or Eritrea?
- Dominica, at 3.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Dominica and Eritrea?
- 0.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Eritrea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Dominica and Eritrea rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Dominica ranks 139th and Eritrea ranks 140th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.