Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was 2.1 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.1 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
28th
of 194 countries
All-time high
5.56 tonnes per person
in 1965
All-time low
-1.24 tonnes per person
in 1963
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Eritrea, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Eritrea stood at 2.1 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Eritrea peaked at 5.56 tonnes per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, -1.24 tonnes per person, 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.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.3254 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.2852 tonnes per person | -12.3% |
| 1852 | 0.2625 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 1853 | 0.249 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1854 | 0.2392 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1855 | 0.2317 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1856 | 0.2257 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1857 | 0.2208 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1858 | 0.2166 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1859 | 0.2131 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1860 | 0.232 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 1861 | 0.2267 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1862 | 0.2254 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1863 | 0.2249 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1864 | 0.2246 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1865 | 0.2244 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1866 | 0.2427 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 1867 | 0.231 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1868 | 0.2402 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1869 | 0.2304 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1870 | 0.2374 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1871 | 0.241 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1872 | 0.243 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1873 | 0.2444 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1874 | 0.2454 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1875 | 0.2461 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1876 | 0.2806 tonnes per person | +14.0% |
| 1877 | 0.2592 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1878 | 0.2534 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1879 | 0.2512 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1880 | 0.2866 tonnes per person | +14.1% |
| 1881 | 0.2856 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1882 | 0.3117 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 1883 | 0.302 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1884 | 0.3018 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.3039 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1886 | 0.3065 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1887 | 0.3093 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1888 | 0.312 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1889 | 0.3186 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1890 | 0.3419 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1891 | 0.3934 tonnes per person | +15.1% |
| 1892 | 0.3789 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1893 | 0.3791 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1894 | 0.3821 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1895 | 0.386 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1896 | 0.3899 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1897 | 0.4204 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 1898 | 0.4072 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1899 | 0.4053 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1900 | 0.4607 tonnes per person | +13.7% |
| 1901 | 0.491 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1902 | 0.5106 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1903 | 0.539 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1904 | 0.5395 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1905 | 0.5443 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1906 | 0.694 tonnes per person | +27.5% |
| 1907 | 0.6402 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 1908 | 0.6121 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1909 | 0.6195 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1910 | 0.634 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1911 | 0.6803 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1912 | 0.6718 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1913 | 0.7506 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
| 1914 | 0.7086 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1915 | 0.6991 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1916 | 0.6978 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1917 | 0.6988 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1918 | 0.6975 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1919 | 0.7102 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1920 | 0.8237 tonnes per person | +16.0% |
| 1921 | 1.05 tonnes per person | +27.2% |
| 1922 | 1.01 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1923 | 0.959 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1924 | 0.9509 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1925 | 0.9878 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1926 | 1.06 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1927 | 1.03 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1928 | 0.9886 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1929 | 0.9952 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1930 | 1.34 tonnes per person | +35.1% |
| 1931 | 1.35 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1932 | 1.38 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1933 | 1.44 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1934 | 1.5 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1935 | 1.64 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 1936 | 1.55 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1937 | 1.47 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1938 | 1.5 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1939 | 1.57 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1940 | 2.51 tonnes per person | +59.7% |
| 1941 | 2.87 tonnes per person | +14.4% |
| 1942 | 3.26 tonnes per person | +13.6% |
| 1943 | 3.42 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1944 | 3.45 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1945 | 3.62 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1946 | 3.51 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1947 | 3.62 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1948 | 3.65 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1949 | 3.58 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1950 | 2.76 tonnes per person | -22.8% |
| 1951 | 2.52 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 1952 | 2.6 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1953 | 2.56 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1954 | 2.63 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1955 | 2.76 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1956 | 2.77 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 2.92 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1958 | 3 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1959 | 3.07 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1960 | 2.19 tonnes per person | -28.6% |
| 1961 | 0.2904 tonnes per person | -86.8% |
| 1962 | 0.2423 tonnes per person | -16.6% |
| 1963 | -1.24 tonnes per person | -613.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1878 tonnes per person | -115.1% |
| 1965 | 5.56 tonnes per person | +2859.0% |
| 1966 | 2.58 tonnes per person | -53.5% |
| 1967 | 4.77 tonnes per person | +84.5% |
| 1968 | 2.79 tonnes per person | -41.4% |
| 1969 | 1.68 tonnes per person | -40.0% |
| 1970 | 2.84 tonnes per person | +69.5% |
| 1971 | 1.8 tonnes per person | -36.6% |
| 1972 | 2.17 tonnes per person | +20.7% |
| 1973 | 3.7 tonnes per person | +70.1% |
| 1974 | 2.21 tonnes per person | -40.2% |
| 1975 | 1.46 tonnes per person | -34.0% |
| 1976 | 1.88 tonnes per person | +28.6% |
| 1977 | 1.23 tonnes per person | -34.6% |
| 1978 | 0.9059 tonnes per person | -26.3% |
| 1979 | 0.6942 tonnes per person | -23.4% |
| 1980 | 0.5475 tonnes per person | -21.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4412 tonnes per person | -19.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3593 tonnes per person | -18.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2885 tonnes per person | -19.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2397 tonnes per person | -16.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1946 tonnes per person | -18.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1539 tonnes per person | -20.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1223 tonnes per person | -20.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0813 tonnes per person | -33.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0597 tonnes per person | -26.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0449 tonnes per person | -24.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0391 tonnes per person | -12.9% |
| 1992 | -0.9492 tonnes per person | -2527.0% |
| 1993 | -0.864 tonnes per person | -9.0% |
| 1994 | -0.6563 tonnes per person | -24.0% |
| 1995 | -0.5624 tonnes per person | -14.3% |
| 1996 | -0.4935 tonnes per person | -12.3% |
| 1997 | -0.4726 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1998 | -0.2434 tonnes per person | -48.5% |
| 1999 | -0.3041 tonnes per person | +24.9% |
| 2000 | -0.2519 tonnes per person | -17.2% |
| 2001 | -0.2907 tonnes per person | +15.4% |
| 2002 | 1.51 tonnes per person | -618.3% |
| 2003 | 2.9 tonnes per person | +92.7% |
| 2004 | 2.13 tonnes per person | -26.6% |
| 2005 | 2.1 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 2.43 tonnes per person | +16.0% |
| 2007 | 1.2 tonnes per person | -50.5% |
| 2008 | 1.37 tonnes per person | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 1.74 tonnes per person | +26.5% |
| 2010 | 1.87 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 1.33 tonnes per person | -29.0% |
| 2012 | 1.23 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 1.03 tonnes per person | -16.3% |
| 2014 | 1.46 tonnes per person | +41.5% |
| 2015 | 1.85 tonnes per person | +27.2% |
| 2016 | 2.18 tonnes per person | +17.6% |
| 2017 | 2.49 tonnes per person | +14.2% |
| 2018 | 2.52 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 2.66 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 2.7 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.83 tonnes per person | -32.3% |
| 2022 | 2.06 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 2023 | 2.1 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 2.1 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 2.1 tonnes per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8828 tonnes per person, 2.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 2.1 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7654 tonnes per person, 2.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 tonnes per person | 5.56 tonnes per person |
| 1992 | -2527.0% | 0.0391 tonnes per person | -0.9492 tonnes per person |
| 2002 | +618.3% | -0.2907 tonnes per person | 1.51 tonnes per person |
| 1963 | -613.0% | 0.2423 tonnes per person | -1.24 tonnes per person |
| 1964 | +115.1% | -1.24 tonnes per person | 0.1878 tonnes per person |
| 2003 | +92.7% | 1.51 tonnes per person | 2.9 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2469 tonnes per person | 0.2131 tonnes per person | 0.3254 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2302 tonnes per person | 0.2244 tonnes per person | 0.2427 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2502 tonnes per person | 0.2374 tonnes per person | 0.2806 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3038 tonnes per person | 0.2856 tonnes per person | 0.3186 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3884 tonnes per person | 0.3419 tonnes per person | 0.4204 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.5651 tonnes per person | 0.4607 tonnes per person | 0.694 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.6949 tonnes per person | 0.634 tonnes per person | 0.7506 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.9852 tonnes per person | 0.8237 tonnes per person | 1.06 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.47 tonnes per person | 1.34 tonnes per person | 1.64 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.35 tonnes per person | 2.51 tonnes per person | 3.65 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.76 tonnes per person | 2.52 tonnes per person | 3.07 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.9 tonnes per person | -1.24 tonnes per person | 5.56 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.89 tonnes per person | 0.6942 tonnes per person | 3.7 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2488 tonnes per person | 0.0597 tonnes per person | 0.5475 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4461 tonnes per person | -0.9492 tonnes per person | 0.0449 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.48 tonnes per person | -0.2907 tonnes per person | 2.9 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.86 tonnes per person | 1.03 tonnes per person | 2.66 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.16 tonnes per person | 1.83 tonnes per person | 2.7 tonnes per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Eritrea?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Eritrea was 2.1 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.56 tonnes per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.24 tonnes per person in 1963.
- How does Eritrea rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 28th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.