Eritrea vs Montenegro: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Eritrea
2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Montenegro
2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Eritrea rank
162nd
Montenegro rank
159th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Eritrea
- Montenegro
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Eritrea, a difference of 506,690 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Montenegro's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 162nd and Montenegro ranks 159th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 10 and Montenegro in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Montenegro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 59,241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50,377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1860s | 64,813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 55,200 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1870s | 72,216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61,559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1880s | 81,249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 69,338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1890s | 91,643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 73,320 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1900s | 108,617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 77,009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1910s | 141,449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32,958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 108,491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1920s | 187,684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 144,536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1930s | 244,303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 196,286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48,017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1940s | 315,939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 211,094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 104,845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1950s | 384,695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 485,553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 100,858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Montenegro |
| 1960s | 477,668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 883,489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 405,821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Montenegro |
| 1970s | 601,899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Montenegro |
| 1980s | 757,463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Montenegro |
| 1990s | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 641,650 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Montenegro |
| 2000s | 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 753,091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Montenegro |
| 2010s | 1.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 782,231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Montenegro |
| 2020s | 2.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 645,204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Montenegro |
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 Montenegro?
- Montenegro, at 2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Eritrea and Montenegro?
- 506,690 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Montenegro?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Montenegro rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Eritrea ranks 162nd and Montenegro ranks 159th 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.