Eritrea vs India: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Eritrea
2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
India
2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Eritrea rank
141st
India rank
142nd
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Eritrea
- India
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in India, a difference of 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was India ahead.
Eritrea ranks 141st and India ranks 142nd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 9 and India in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1860s | 0.282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1870s | 0.3364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1880s | 0.4293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1890s | 0.5127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1900s | 0.6524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1910s | 0.8447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1920s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1930s | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1940s | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1950s | 2.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 3.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 3.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Eritrea or India?
- Eritrea, at 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Eritrea and India?
- 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and India?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and India rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Eritrea ranks 141st and India ranks 142nd of 199 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 greenhouse gas 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.