Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita was 45.26 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Eritrea, 1994–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 45.26 tonnes per person for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 75.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Eritrea peaked at 45.26 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.82 tonnes per person, in 2001.
That places Eritrea 174th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 6.23 tonnes per person | — |
| 1995 | 5.72 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 1996 | 5.35 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 5.18 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 5.14 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 5.03 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 4.97 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 4.82 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 6.38 tonnes per person | +32.3% |
| 2003 | 9.33 tonnes per person | +46.4% |
| 2004 | 11.33 tonnes per person | +21.4% |
| 2005 | 13.38 tonnes per person | +18.1% |
| 2006 | 15.77 tonnes per person | +17.9% |
| 2007 | 16.9 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 17.98 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 19.43 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 21.08 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 22.23 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 23.37 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 24.3 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 25.78 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 27.73 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 29.91 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 32.33 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 34.62 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 36.97 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 39.29 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 40.63 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 42.19 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 43.76 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 45.26 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 45.26 tonnes per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 57.44 tonnes per person, 79% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 45.26 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.45 tonnes per person, 54% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +46.4% | 6.38 tonnes per person | 9.33 tonnes per person |
| 2002 | +32.3% | 4.82 tonnes per person | 6.38 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.44 tonnes per person | 5.03 tonnes per person | 6.23 tonnes per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 12.03 tonnes per person | 4.82 tonnes per person | 19.43 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.83 tonnes per person | 21.08 tonnes per person | 36.97 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.23 tonnes per person | 39.29 tonnes per person | 45.26 tonnes per person | 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, per capita in Eritrea?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Eritrea was 45.26 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 45.26 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.82 tonnes per person in 2001.
- How does Eritrea rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 174th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.6%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.