Eritrea vs Fiji: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry

Eritrea
2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Fiji
1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Eritrea rank
162nd
Fiji rank
163rd

Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time

  • Eritrea
  • Fiji
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Fiji, a difference of 290,250 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Fiji's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 162nd and Fiji ranks 163rd of 198 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 16 and Fiji in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Fiji Difference Ahead
1850s 59,241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22,132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 37,109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Eritrea
1860s 64,813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 24,560 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 40,253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Eritrea
1870s 72,216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 27,257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 44,959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Eritrea
1880s 81,249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 30,733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 50,516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Eritrea
1890s 91,643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 34,367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 57,276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Eritrea
1900s 108,617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 37,582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 71,035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Eritrea
1910s 141,449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 40,987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 100,462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Eritrea
1920s 187,684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 42,184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 145,501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Eritrea
1930s 244,303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 45,393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 198,910 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Eritrea
1940s 315,939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 55,240 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 260,699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Eritrea
1950s 384,695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 246,789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 137,906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Eritrea
1960s 477,668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 451,272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 26,396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Eritrea
1970s 601,899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 843,518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 241,619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Fiji
1980s 757,463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 949,126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 191,663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Fiji
1990s 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 322,854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Eritrea
2000s 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 192,511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Eritrea
2010s 1.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 203,622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Eritrea
2020s 2.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 340,492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Eritrea or Fiji?
Eritrea, at 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Fiji as of 2024.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Eritrea and Fiji?
290,250 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Fiji?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Fiji rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
Eritrea ranks 162nd and Fiji ranks 163rd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 34,488 data points, 1850–2024
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.