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
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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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.