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Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Eritrea

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

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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.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Eritrea, year by year

Year tonnes Change
1850 222,551 tonnes —
1851 419,931 tonnes +88.7%
1852 602,325 tonnes +43.4%
1853 774,570 tonnes +28.6%
1854 939,340 tonnes +21.3%
1855 1.10 million tonnes +16.9%
1856 1.25 million tonnes +14.0%
1857 1.40 million tonnes +12.0%
1858 1.55 million tonnes +10.5%
1859 1.69 million tonnes +9.3%
1860 1.85 million tonnes +9.2%
1861 2.00 million tonnes +8.2%
1862 2.15 million tonnes +7.5%
1863 2.30 million tonnes +6.9%
1864 2.45 million tonnes +6.4%
1865 2.59 million tonnes +6.0%
1866 2.75 million tonnes +6.1%
1867 2.90 million tonnes +5.5%
1868 3.06 million tonnes +5.4%
1869 3.21 million tonnes +4.9%
1870 3.36 million tonnes +4.8%
1871 3.51 million tonnes +4.6%
1872 3.67 million tonnes +4.4%
1873 3.82 million tonnes +4.2%
1874 3.98 million tonnes +4.1%
1875 4.13 million tonnes +3.9%
1876 4.31 million tonnes +4.3%
1877 4.47 million tonnes +3.8%
1878 4.63 million tonnes +3.5%
1879 4.79 million tonnes +3.4%
1880 4.96 million tonnes +3.7%
1881 5.14 million tonnes +3.5%
1882 5.33 million tonnes +3.7%
1883 5.51 million tonnes +3.5%
1884 5.70 million tonnes +3.3%
1885 5.88 million tonnes +3.2%
1886 6.07 million tonnes +3.1%
1887 6.25 million tonnes +3.1%
1888 6.44 million tonnes +3.0%
1889 6.63 million tonnes +3.0%
1890 6.83 million tonnes +3.1%
1891 7.07 million tonnes +3.4%
1892 7.29 million tonnes +3.2%
1893 7.51 million tonnes +3.1%
1894 7.74 million tonnes +3.0%
1895 7.96 million tonnes +2.9%
1896 8.19 million tonnes +2.8%
1897 8.43 million tonnes +3.0%
1898 8.66 million tonnes +2.8%
1899 8.90 million tonnes +2.7%
1900 9.16 million tonnes +3.0%
1901 9.44 million tonnes +3.1%
1902 9.73 million tonnes +3.1%
1903 10.04 million tonnes +3.2%
1904 10.35 million tonnes +3.1%
1905 10.66 million tonnes +3.0%
1906 11.06 million tonnes +3.7%
1907 11.43 million tonnes +3.3%
1908 11.78 million tonnes +3.1%
1909 12.14 million tonnes +3.0%
1910 12.51 million tonnes +3.0%
1911 12.90 million tonnes +3.1%
1912 13.29 million tonnes +3.0%
1913 13.72 million tonnes +3.3%
1914 14.13 million tonnes +3.0%
1915 14.54 million tonnes +2.9%
1916 14.94 million tonnes +2.8%
1917 15.35 million tonnes +2.7%
1918 15.75 million tonnes +2.6%
1919 16.17 million tonnes +2.6%
1920 16.66 million tonnes +3.0%
1921 17.28 million tonnes +3.7%
1922 17.89 million tonnes +3.5%
1923 18.47 million tonnes +3.3%
1924 19.06 million tonnes +3.2%
1925 19.67 million tonnes +3.2%
1926 20.33 million tonnes +3.4%
1927 20.98 million tonnes +3.2%
1928 21.61 million tonnes +3.0%
1929 22.26 million tonnes +3.0%
1930 23.13 million tonnes +3.9%
1931 24.01 million tonnes +3.8%
1932 24.93 million tonnes +3.8%
1933 25.89 million tonnes +3.9%
1934 26.90 million tonnes +3.9%
1935 28.01 million tonnes +4.1%
1936 29.07 million tonnes +3.8%
1937 30.08 million tonnes +3.5%
1938 31.13 million tonnes +3.5%
1939 32.23 million tonnes +3.5%
1940 34.00 million tonnes +5.5%
1941 36.06 million tonnes +6.0%
1942 38.43 million tonnes +6.6%
1943 40.96 million tonnes +6.6%
1944 43.54 million tonnes +6.3%
1945 46.29 million tonnes +6.3%
1946 48.99 million tonnes +5.8%
1947 51.83 million tonnes +5.8%
1948 54.74 million tonnes +5.6%
1949 57.62 million tonnes +5.3%
1950 59.87 million tonnes +3.9%
1951 61.96 million tonnes +3.5%
1952 64.14 million tonnes +3.5%
1953 66.33 million tonnes +3.4%
1954 68.61 million tonnes +3.4%
1955 71.06 million tonnes +3.6%
1956 73.56 million tonnes +3.5%
1957 76.25 million tonnes +3.6%
1958 79.05 million tonnes +3.7%
1959 81.97 million tonnes +3.7%
1960 84.10 million tonnes +2.6%
1961 84.39 million tonnes +0.3%
1962 84.64 million tonnes +0.3%
1963 83.34 million tonnes -1.5%
1964 83.54 million tonnes +0.2%
1965 89.64 million tonnes +7.3%
1966 92.55 million tonnes +3.2%
1967 98.04 million tonnes +5.9%
1968 101.34 million tonnes +3.4%
1969 103.37 million tonnes +2.0%
1970 106.90 million tonnes +3.4%
1971 109.20 million tonnes +2.1%
1972 112.05 million tonnes +2.6%
1973 117.01 million tonnes +4.4%
1974 120.06 million tonnes +2.6%
1975 122.11 million tonnes +1.7%
1976 124.82 million tonnes +2.2%
1977 126.64 million tonnes +1.5%
1978 128.02 million tonnes +1.1%
1979 129.11 million tonnes +0.8%
1980 129.99 million tonnes +0.7%
1981 130.72 million tonnes +0.6%
1982 131.32 million tonnes +0.5%
1983 131.82 million tonnes +0.4%
1984 132.25 million tonnes +0.3%
1985 132.60 million tonnes +0.3%
1986 132.88 million tonnes +0.2%
1987 133.12 million tonnes +0.2%
1988 133.27 million tonnes +0.1%
1989 133.39 million tonnes +0.1%
1990 133.48 million tonnes +0.1%
1991 133.56 million tonnes +0.1%
1992 131.85 million tonnes -1.3%
1993 130.25 million tonnes -1.2%
1994 128.99 million tonnes -1.0%
1995 127.85 million tonnes -0.9%
1996 126.80 million tonnes -0.8%
1997 125.78 million tonnes -0.8%
1998 125.25 million tonnes -0.4%
1999 124.58 million tonnes -0.5%
2000 124.02 million tonnes -0.5%
2001 123.34 million tonnes -0.5%
2002 126.95 million tonnes +2.9%
2003 134.19 million tonnes +5.7%
2004 139.73 million tonnes +4.1%
2005 145.31 million tonnes +4.0%
2006 151.88 million tonnes +4.5%
2007 155.19 million tonnes +2.2%
2008 159.06 million tonnes +2.5%
2009 164.08 million tonnes +3.2%
2010 169.59 million tonnes +3.4%
2011 173.57 million tonnes +2.3%
2012 177.30 million tonnes +2.2%
2013 180.47 million tonnes +1.8%
2014 184.97 million tonnes +2.5%
2015 190.73 million tonnes +3.1%
2016 197.53 million tonnes +3.6%
2017 205.38 million tonnes +4.0%
2018 213.42 million tonnes +3.9%
2019 222.03 million tonnes +4.0%
2020 230.92 million tonnes +4.0%
2021 237.05 million tonnes +2.7%
2022 244.06 million tonnes +3.0%
2023 251.36 million tonnes +3.0%
2024 258.77 million tonnes +2.9%

Eritrea compared with similar countries

  • Eritrea's 258.77 million tonnes is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.53 billion tonnes, 17% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Eritrea's 258.77 million tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.56 billion tonnes, 17% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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.

YearChange FromTo
1851 +88.7% 222,551 tonnes 419,931 tonnes
1852 +43.4% 419,931 tonnes 602,325 tonnes
1853 +28.6% 602,325 tonnes 774,570 tonnes

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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.

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