Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Eritrea
Eritrea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil was 17.69 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Eritrea, 1994–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 17.69 million tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Eritrea peaked at 17.69 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 688,832 tonnes, in 1994.
That places Eritrea 176th out of 215 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.55 million tonnes | 688,832 tonnes | 4.21 million tonnes | 6 |
| 2000s | 7.35 million tonnes | 4.80 million tonnes | 9.50 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.20 million tonnes | 9.96 million tonnes | 14.51 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.37 million tonnes | 15.09 million tonnes | 17.69 million tonnes | 5 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Eritrea?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Eritrea was 17.69 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 oil recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 17.69 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 688,832 tonnes in 1994.
- How does Eritrea rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Eritrea ranks 176th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.0%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.