emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.0589 tonnes per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Eritrea, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.0589 tonnes per person for emissions of air pollutants, per capita in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Eritrea peaked at 0.096 tonnes per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0502 tonnes per person, in 2004.
That places Eritrea 63rd out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0821 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0806 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0791 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0775 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0759 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0747 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0748 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0748 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0745 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0742 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0738 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0729 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0727 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0726 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0724 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0722 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0718 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0711 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0703 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.069 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0689 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0689 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0689 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0692 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0698 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0704 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0712 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0717 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0719 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0721 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0721 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0776 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0885 tonnes per person | +13.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0863 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.096 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0936 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0921 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0937 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0596 tonnes per person | -36.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0604 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0607 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0625 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0622 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0615 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0502 tonnes per person | -18.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0504 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.051 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0516 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0515 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0516 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0523 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0526 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.053 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0533 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0539 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0546 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0555 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.058 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0585 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0587 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0589 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0589 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0589 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.0589 tonnes per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0464 tonnes per person, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.0589 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0539 tonnes per person, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -36.4% | 0.0937 tonnes per person | 0.0596 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0768 tonnes per person | 0.0742 tonnes per person | 0.0821 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0719 tonnes per person | 0.069 tonnes per person | 0.0738 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0703 tonnes per person | 0.0689 tonnes per person | 0.0721 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.082 tonnes per person | 0.0596 tonnes per person | 0.096 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0553 tonnes per person | 0.0502 tonnes per person | 0.0625 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.055 tonnes per person | 0.0523 tonnes per person | 0.0587 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0589 tonnes per person | 0.0589 tonnes per person | 0.0589 tonnes per person | 3 |
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 emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Eritrea?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Eritrea was 0.0589 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.096 tonnes per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0502 tonnes per person in 2004.
- How does Eritrea rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 63rd out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – 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
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.