Equatorial Guinea vs Eritrea: Greenhouse gas emissions
Equatorial Guinea
11.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Eritrea
10.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
143rd
Eritrea rank
144th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 11.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 10.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Eritrea, a difference of 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 143rd and Eritrea ranks 144th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 9 and Eritrea in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 238,072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 181,911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56,161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1860s | 387,999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 185,440 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 202,560 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1870s | 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 212,144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 826,073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1880s | 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 260,696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1890s | 51,429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 298,980 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 247,551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1900s | -843,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 374,627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1910s | -982,692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 490,021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1920s | 758,829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 728,720 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30,109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1930s | -2.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 987,351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1940s | -2.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1950s | -376,298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1960s | -132,609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1970s | -548,695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1980s | -315,804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 5.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 738,677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 15.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 15.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 13.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Equatorial Guinea or Eritrea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 11.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 10.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Equatorial Guinea and Eritrea?
- 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Eritrea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Eritrea rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 143rd and Eritrea ranks 144th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as 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 of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.