Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Eritrea
Eritrea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled was 160.03 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Eritrea, 1939–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Eritrea is 160.03 million tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 100.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Eritrea peaked at 160.03 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.11 million tonnes, in 1939.
Eritrea ranks 160th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 1.11 million tonnes | — |
| 1940 | 2.90 million tonnes | +160.0% |
| 1941 | 4.96 million tonnes | +71.1% |
| 1942 | 7.34 million tonnes | +48.0% |
| 1943 | 9.88 million tonnes | +34.6% |
| 1944 | 12.48 million tonnes | +26.3% |
| 1994 | 11.93 million tonnes | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 11.58 million tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 11.39 million tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 11.14 million tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 11.20 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 11.14 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 11.18 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 11.14 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 15.26 million tonnes | +36.9% |
| 2003 | 23.28 million tonnes | +52.6% |
| 2004 | 29.45 million tonnes | +26.5% |
| 2005 | 35.61 million tonnes | +20.9% |
| 2006 | 42.64 million tonnes | +19.7% |
| 2007 | 46.37 million tonnes | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 50.64 million tonnes | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 56.11 million tonnes | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 62.09 million tonnes | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 66.65 million tonnes | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 70.99 million tonnes | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 74.72 million tonnes | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 79.80 million tonnes | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 86.11 million tonnes | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 93.47 million tonnes | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 101.86 million tonnes | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 110.52 million tonnes | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 119.78 million tonnes | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 129.31 million tonnes | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 136.12 million tonnes | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 143.85 million tonnes | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 151.88 million tonnes | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 160.03 million tonnes | +5.4% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 160.03 million tonnes is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.33 billion tonnes, 12% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 160.03 million tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.26 billion tonnes, 13% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | +160.0% | 1.11 million tonnes | 2.90 million tonnes |
| 1941 | +71.1% | 2.90 million tonnes | 4.96 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 1.11 million tonnes | 1.11 million tonnes | 1.11 million tonnes | 1 |
| 1940s | 7.51 million tonnes | 2.90 million tonnes | 12.48 million tonnes | 5 |
| 1990s | 11.40 million tonnes | 11.14 million tonnes | 11.93 million tonnes | 6 |
| 2000s | 32.17 million tonnes | 11.14 million tonnes | 56.11 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.60 million tonnes | 62.09 million tonnes | 119.78 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 144.24 million tonnes | 129.31 million tonnes | 160.03 million tonnes | 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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Eritrea?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Eritrea was 160.03 million tonnes in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 160.03 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.11 million tonnes in 1939.
- How does Eritrea rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
- Eritrea ranks 160th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.