Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Eritrea
Eritrea: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 0.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.2%
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
59th
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2020
All-time low
-0.0%
in 1992
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Eritrea, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Eritrea stood at 0.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 129.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Eritrea peaked at 0.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, -0.0%, in 1992.
Eritrea ranks 59th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0% | — |
| 1851 | 0.0% | -14.7% |
| 1852 | 0.0% | -10.7% |
| 1853 | 0.0% | -6.1% |
| 1854 | 0.0% | -5.6% |
| 1855 | 0.0% | -5.2% |
| 1856 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 1857 | 0.0% | -4.1% |
| 1858 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1859 | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| 1860 | 0.0% | +18.1% |
| 1861 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1862 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1863 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1864 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1865 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1866 | 0.0% | +7.2% |
| 1867 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 1868 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 1869 | 0.0% | -4.2% |
| 1870 | 0.0% | -9.9% |
| 1871 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1872 | 0.0% | -4.6% |
| 1873 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1874 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1875 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1876 | 0.0% | +11.8% |
| 1877 | 0.0% | -10.3% |
| 1878 | 0.0% | -4.1% |
| 1879 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 1880 | 0.0% | +12.6% |
| 1881 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1882 | 0.0% | +6.4% |
| 1883 | 0.0% | -5.1% |
| 1884 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1885 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1886 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1887 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1888 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1889 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1890 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1891 | 0.0% | +12.2% |
| 1892 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1895 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | +5.6% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | +12.6% |
| 1901 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 1902 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 1903 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
| 1904 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1905 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1906 | 0.0% | +25.9% |
| 1907 | 0.0% | -7.7% |
| 1908 | 0.0% | -5.2% |
| 1909 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1910 | 0.0% | +6.8% |
| 1911 | 0.0% | +8.1% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | +12.9% |
| 1914 | 0.0% | -5.7% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | +7.3% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | +22.9% |
| 1922 | 0.0% | -4.2% |
| 1923 | 0.0% | -6.0% |
| 1924 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1925 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1926 | 0.0% | +8.3% |
| 1927 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 1928 | 0.0% | -3.8% |
| 1929 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1930 | 0.0% | +35.0% |
| 1931 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1932 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 1933 | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| 1934 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 1935 | 0.0% | +11.8% |
| 1936 | 0.0% | -7.4% |
| 1937 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 1938 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1939 | 0.0% | +5.9% |
| 1940 | 0.0% | +58.4% |
| 1941 | 0.0% | +12.9% |
| 1942 | 0.0% | +14.9% |
| 1943 | 0.0% | +6.9% |
| 1944 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 1945 | 0.0% | +5.9% |
| 1946 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1947 | 0.0% | +5.7% |
| 1948 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 1949 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1950 | 0.0% | -33.5% |
| 1951 | 0.0% | -14.2% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +5.0% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | -16.6% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | -86.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | -8.6% |
| 1963 | -0.0% | -639.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | -116.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | +3064.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | -48.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | +78.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | -40.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -43.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | +80.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -29.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +18.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | +79.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -39.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -30.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +33.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -38.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -23.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -11.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -21.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -14.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -11.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -22.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -22.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -21.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -21.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -13.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -28.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -22.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -21.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -16.1% |
| 1992 | -0.0% | -2279.9% |
| 1993 | -0.0% | -2.2% |
| 1994 | -0.0% | -32.7% |
| 1995 | -0.0% | -3.7% |
| 1996 | -0.0% | -11.5% |
| 1997 | -0.0% | -21.0% |
| 1998 | -0.0% | -38.4% |
| 1999 | -0.0% | +31.2% |
| 2000 | -0.0% | -10.2% |
| 2001 | -0.0% | +33.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -580.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +67.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -13.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +15.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -45.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +18.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -26.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +40.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +25.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +43.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -33.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | +5.1% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2%, 80% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2%, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Eritrea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +3064.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1992 | -2279.9% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1963 | -639.7% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | +580.7% | -0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1964 | +116.2% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1961 | -86.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | -0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More climate change data for Eritrea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.10 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,163 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,872 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,292 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 153.28 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 87.04 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 82.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.312 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Eritrea?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Eritrea was 0.2% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 1992.
- How does Eritrea rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Eritrea ranks 59th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 129.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.