Eritrea vs Kyrgyzstan: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Eritrea
2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan
3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Eritrea rank
141st
Kyrgyzstan rank
139th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Eritrea
- Kyrgyzstan
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Eritrea, a difference of 0.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Kyrgyzstan's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
Eritrea ranks 141st and Kyrgyzstan ranks 139th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Kyrgyzstan in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Kyrgyzstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1860s | 0.282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1870s | 0.3364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1880s | 0.4293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1890s | 0.5127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1900s | 0.6524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1910s | 0.8447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1920s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1930s | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1940s | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1950s | 2.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1960s | 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1970s | 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1980s | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1990s | 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2000s | 3.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 3.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2020s | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kyrgyzstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Eritrea or Kyrgyzstan?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 3.14 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 greenhouse gas emissions between Eritrea and Kyrgyzstan?
- 0.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Kyrgyzstan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Eritrea ranks 141st and Kyrgyzstan ranks 139th 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.