What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Eritrea?

The highest recorded value was 258.77 million tonnes in 2024.

What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Eritrea?

The lowest recorded value was 222,551 tonnes in 1850.

How does Eritrea rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?

Eritrea ranks 128th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.

Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Eritrea?

Over the last ten years it is up 39.9%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Eritrea

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Eritrea
Creator: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Eritrea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 258.77 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

258.77 million tonnes

Change on year

up 2.9%

World rank

128th

of 197 countries

All-time high

258.77 million tonnes

in 2024

All-time low

222,551 tonnes

in 1850

Years of data

175

1850–2024

Cumulative 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 tonnes.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Eritrea is 258.77 million tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 39.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Eritrea peaked at 258.77 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 222,551 tonnes, in 1850.

Eritrea ranks 128th 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1850s	995,395 tonnes	222,551 tonnes	1.69 million tonnes	10
1860s	2.53 million tonnes	1.85 million tonnes	3.21 million tonnes	10
1870s	4.07 million tonnes	3.36 million tonnes	4.79 million tonnes	10
1880s	5.79 million tonnes	4.96 million tonnes	6.63 million tonnes	10
1890s	7.86 million tonnes	6.83 million tonnes	8.90 million tonnes	10
1900s	10.58 million tonnes	9.16 million tonnes	12.14 million tonnes	10
1910s	14.33 million tonnes	12.51 million tonnes	16.17 million tonnes	10
1920s	19.42 million tonnes	16.66 million tonnes	22.26 million tonnes	10
1930s	27.54 million tonnes	23.13 million tonnes	32.23 million tonnes	10
1940s	45.25 million tonnes	34.00 million tonnes	57.62 million tonnes	10
1950s	70.28 million tonnes	59.87 million tonnes	81.97 million tonnes	10
1960s	90.50 million tonnes	83.34 million tonnes	103.37 million tonnes	10
1970s	119.59 million tonnes	106.90 million tonnes	129.11 million tonnes	10
1980s	132.14 million tonnes	129.99 million tonnes	133.39 million tonnes	10
1990s	128.84 million tonnes	124.58 million tonnes	133.56 million tonnes	10
2000s	142.37 million tonnes	123.34 million tonnes	164.08 million tonnes	10
2010s	191.50 million tonnes	169.59 million tonnes	222.03 million tonnes	10
2020s	244.43 million tonnes	230.92 million tonnes	258.77 million tonnes	5

Countries ranked near Eritrea

125 Eswatini 297.29 million tonnes compare
126 Botswana 286.35 million tonnes compare
127 Switzerland 284.29 million tonnes compare
129 Austria 248.21 million tonnes compare
130 Lesotho 233.61 million tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 197 places →

More climate change data for Eritrea

Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
Population growth 2.0% (2025)
Population, total 3.61 million (2025)
Urban population growth 2.0% (2025)
Urban population 1.25 million (2025)
Urban population 34.5% (2025)
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.21 tonnes per person (2024)
Cumulative CO₂ emissions 19.10 million tonnes (2024)
CO₂ emissions per capita 0.21 tonnes per person (2024)
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.21 tonnes per person (2024)

All data for Eritrea →

Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Eritrea?: Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Eritrea was 258.77 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Eritrea?: The highest recorded value was 258.77 million tonnes in 2024.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Eritrea?: The lowest recorded value was 222,551 tonnes in 1850.
How does Eritrea rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?: Eritrea ranks 128th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Eritrea?: Over the last ten years it is up 39.9%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 175 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

About this data

Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.