Eritrea vs Estonia: Greenhouse gas emissions

Eritrea
10.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Estonia
12.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Eritrea rank
144th
Estonia rank
141st

Greenhouse gas emissions over time

  • Eritrea
  • Estonia
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M185019372024

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 12.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 10.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Eritrea, a difference of 1.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Estonia's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.

Across all 175 years both countries report, Estonia has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 144th and Estonia ranks 141st of 199 countries.

Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Estonia Difference Ahead
1850s 181,911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Estonia
1860s 185,440 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Estonia
1870s 212,144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Estonia
1880s 260,696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Estonia
1890s 298,980 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Estonia
1900s 374,627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Estonia
1910s 490,021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Estonia
1920s 728,720 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Estonia
1930s 987,351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Estonia
1940s 2.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Estonia
1950s 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Estonia
1960s 4.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Estonia
1970s 5.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 32.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 27.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Estonia
1980s 4.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 41.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 37.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Estonia
1990s 4.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 25.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 20.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Estonia
2000s 8.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Estonia
2010s 9.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Estonia
2020s 10.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Eritrea or Estonia?
Estonia, at 12.12 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 Eritrea and Estonia?
1.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Estonia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Estonia rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
Eritrea ranks 144th and Estonia ranks 141st 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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Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions
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
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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