Co2 land use per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: Co2 land use per capita was 2.1 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.1
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
28th
of 194 countries
All-time high
5.56
in 1965
All-time low
-1.24
in 1963
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Co2 land use per capita in Eritrea, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, co2 land use per capita in Eritrea stood at 2.1.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 land use per capita in Eritrea peaked at 5.56 in 1965 and was at its lowest, -1.24, in 1963.
That places Eritrea 28th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Co2 land use per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.3254 | — |
| 1851 | 0.2852 | -12.3% |
| 1852 | 0.2625 | -7.9% |
| 1853 | 0.249 | -5.2% |
| 1854 | 0.2392 | -3.9% |
| 1855 | 0.2317 | -3.1% |
| 1856 | 0.2257 | -2.6% |
| 1857 | 0.2208 | -2.2% |
| 1858 | 0.2166 | -1.9% |
| 1859 | 0.2131 | -1.6% |
| 1860 | 0.232 | +8.9% |
| 1861 | 0.2267 | -2.3% |
| 1862 | 0.2254 | -0.6% |
| 1863 | 0.2249 | -0.2% |
| 1864 | 0.2246 | -0.1% |
| 1865 | 0.2244 | -0.1% |
| 1866 | 0.2427 | +8.2% |
| 1867 | 0.231 | -4.8% |
| 1868 | 0.2402 | +4.0% |
| 1869 | 0.2304 | -4.1% |
| 1870 | 0.2374 | +3.1% |
| 1871 | 0.241 | +1.5% |
| 1872 | 0.243 | +0.9% |
| 1873 | 0.2444 | +0.6% |
| 1874 | 0.2454 | +0.4% |
| 1875 | 0.2461 | +0.3% |
| 1876 | 0.2806 | +14.0% |
| 1877 | 0.2592 | -7.6% |
| 1878 | 0.2534 | -2.3% |
| 1879 | 0.2512 | -0.9% |
| 1880 | 0.2866 | +14.1% |
| 1881 | 0.2856 | -0.4% |
| 1882 | 0.3117 | +9.1% |
| 1883 | 0.302 | -3.1% |
| 1884 | 0.3018 | -0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.3039 | +0.7% |
| 1886 | 0.3065 | +0.9% |
| 1887 | 0.3093 | +0.9% |
| 1888 | 0.312 | +0.9% |
| 1889 | 0.3186 | +2.1% |
| 1890 | 0.3419 | +7.3% |
| 1891 | 0.3934 | +15.1% |
| 1892 | 0.3789 | -3.7% |
| 1893 | 0.3791 | +0.1% |
| 1894 | 0.3821 | +0.8% |
| 1895 | 0.386 | +1.0% |
| 1896 | 0.3899 | +1.0% |
| 1897 | 0.4204 | +7.8% |
| 1898 | 0.4072 | -3.1% |
| 1899 | 0.4053 | -0.5% |
| 1900 | 0.4607 | +13.7% |
| 1901 | 0.491 | +6.6% |
| 1902 | 0.5106 | +4.0% |
| 1903 | 0.539 | +5.6% |
| 1904 | 0.5395 | +0.1% |
| 1905 | 0.5443 | +0.9% |
| 1906 | 0.694 | +27.5% |
| 1907 | 0.6402 | -7.8% |
| 1908 | 0.6121 | -4.4% |
| 1909 | 0.6195 | +1.2% |
| 1910 | 0.634 | +2.4% |
| 1911 | 0.6803 | +7.3% |
| 1912 | 0.6718 | -1.3% |
| 1913 | 0.7506 | +11.7% |
| 1914 | 0.7086 | -5.6% |
| 1915 | 0.6991 | -1.3% |
| 1916 | 0.6978 | -0.2% |
| 1917 | 0.6988 | +0.1% |
| 1918 | 0.6975 | -0.2% |
| 1919 | 0.7102 | +1.8% |
| 1920 | 0.8237 | +16.0% |
| 1921 | 1.05 | +27.2% |
| 1922 | 1.01 | -3.7% |
| 1923 | 0.959 | -4.9% |
| 1924 | 0.9509 | -0.8% |
| 1925 | 0.9878 | +3.9% |
| 1926 | 1.06 | +7.6% |
| 1927 | 1.03 | -3.3% |
| 1928 | 0.9886 | -3.8% |
| 1929 | 0.9952 | +0.7% |
| 1930 | 1.34 | +35.1% |
| 1931 | 1.35 | +0.1% |
| 1932 | 1.38 | +2.6% |
| 1933 | 1.44 | +4.3% |
| 1934 | 1.5 | +3.9% |
| 1935 | 1.64 | +9.7% |
| 1936 | 1.55 | -5.9% |
| 1937 | 1.47 | -4.7% |
| 1938 | 1.5 | +2.1% |
| 1939 | 1.57 | +4.3% |
| 1940 | 2.51 | +59.7% |
| 1941 | 2.87 | +14.4% |
| 1942 | 3.26 | +13.6% |
| 1943 | 3.42 | +5.1% |
| 1944 | 3.45 | +0.6% |
| 1945 | 3.62 | +5.0% |
| 1946 | 3.51 | -3.1% |
| 1947 | 3.62 | +3.3% |
| 1948 | 3.65 | +0.9% |
| 1949 | 3.58 | -2.2% |
| 1950 | 2.76 | -22.8% |
| 1951 | 2.52 | -8.6% |
| 1952 | 2.6 | +2.8% |
| 1953 | 2.56 | -1.5% |
| 1954 | 2.63 | +2.7% |
| 1955 | 2.76 | +5.2% |
| 1956 | 2.77 | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 2.92 | +5.3% |
| 1958 | 3 | +2.6% |
| 1959 | 3.07 | +2.4% |
| 1960 | 2.19 | -28.6% |
| 1961 | 0.2904 | -86.8% |
| 1962 | 0.2423 | -16.6% |
| 1963 | -1.24 | -613.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1878 | -115.1% |
| 1965 | 5.56 | +2859.0% |
| 1966 | 2.58 | -53.5% |
| 1967 | 4.77 | +84.5% |
| 1968 | 2.79 | -41.4% |
| 1969 | 1.68 | -40.0% |
| 1970 | 2.84 | +69.5% |
| 1971 | 1.8 | -36.6% |
| 1972 | 2.17 | +20.7% |
| 1973 | 3.7 | +70.1% |
| 1974 | 2.21 | -40.2% |
| 1975 | 1.46 | -34.0% |
| 1976 | 1.88 | +28.6% |
| 1977 | 1.23 | -34.6% |
| 1978 | 0.9059 | -26.3% |
| 1979 | 0.6942 | -23.4% |
| 1980 | 0.5475 | -21.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4412 | -19.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3593 | -18.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2885 | -19.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2397 | -16.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1946 | -18.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1539 | -20.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1223 | -20.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0813 | -33.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0597 | -26.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0449 | -24.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0391 | -12.9% |
| 1992 | -0.9492 | -2527.0% |
| 1993 | -0.864 | -9.0% |
| 1994 | -0.6563 | -24.0% |
| 1995 | -0.5624 | -14.3% |
| 1996 | -0.4935 | -12.3% |
| 1997 | -0.4726 | -4.2% |
| 1998 | -0.2434 | -48.5% |
| 1999 | -0.3041 | +24.9% |
| 2000 | -0.2519 | -17.2% |
| 2001 | -0.2907 | +15.4% |
| 2002 | 1.51 | -618.3% |
| 2003 | 2.9 | +92.7% |
| 2004 | 2.13 | -26.6% |
| 2005 | 2.1 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 2.43 | +16.0% |
| 2007 | 1.2 | -50.5% |
| 2008 | 1.37 | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 1.74 | +26.5% |
| 2010 | 1.87 | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 1.33 | -29.0% |
| 2012 | 1.23 | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 1.03 | -16.3% |
| 2014 | 1.46 | +41.5% |
| 2015 | 1.85 | +27.2% |
| 2016 | 2.18 | +17.6% |
| 2017 | 2.49 | +14.2% |
| 2018 | 2.52 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 2.66 | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 2.7 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.83 | -32.3% |
| 2022 | 2.06 | +12.3% |
| 2023 | 2.1 | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 2.1 | -0.3% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 2.1 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8828, 2.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 2.1 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7654, 2.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use per capita 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 | +2859.0% | 0.1878 | 5.56 |
| 1992 | -2527.0% | 0.0391 | -0.9492 |
| 2002 | +618.3% | -0.2907 | 1.51 |
| 1963 | -613.0% | 0.2423 | -1.24 |
| 1964 | +115.1% | -1.24 | 0.1878 |
| 2003 | +92.7% | 1.51 | 2.9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2469 | 0.2131 | 0.3254 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2302 | 0.2244 | 0.2427 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2502 | 0.2374 | 0.2806 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3038 | 0.2856 | 0.3186 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3884 | 0.3419 | 0.4204 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.5651 | 0.4607 | 0.694 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.6949 | 0.634 | 0.7506 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.9852 | 0.8237 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.47 | 1.34 | 1.64 | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.35 | 2.51 | 3.65 | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.76 | 2.52 | 3.07 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.9 | -1.24 | 5.56 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.89 | 0.6942 | 3.7 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2488 | 0.0597 | 0.5475 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4461 | -0.9492 | 0.0449 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.48 | -0.2907 | 2.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.86 | 1.03 | 2.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.16 | 1.83 | 2.7 | 5 |
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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 co2 land use per capita in Eritrea?
- Co2 land use per capita in Eritrea was 2.1 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.56 in 1965.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.24 in 1963.
- How does Eritrea rank for co2 land use per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 28th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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