emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Eritrea
Eritrea: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre was 1.66 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022. ▼ Falling
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Eritrea, 1993–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 1.66 tonnes per square kilometre for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Eritrea peaked at 2 tonnes per square kilometre in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.08 tonnes per square kilometre, in 2004.
That places Eritrea 143rd 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 30 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.59 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 1.82 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1995 | 1.88 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 1.94 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 2 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 1.29 tonnes per square kilometre | -35.6% |
| 1999 | 1.32 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 1.35 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 1.43 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 1.47 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 1.52 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.08 tonnes per square kilometre | -29.0% |
| 2005 | 1.11 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 1.17 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.23 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 1.33 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.35 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.38 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.4 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.43 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.51 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 1.54 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.57 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.6 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.63 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 1.66 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 1.66 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.58 tonnes per square kilometre, 64% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 1.66 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.61 tonnes per square kilometre, 46% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre 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 | -35.6% | 2 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.29 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 2004 | -29.0% | 1.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.08 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.69 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.29 tonnes per square kilometre | 2 tonnes per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.08 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.41 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.57 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.63 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.6 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.66 tonnes per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 140 Afghanistan 1.69 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 141 Albania 1.67 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 142 Turkey 1.66 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 144 Mexico 1.65 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 145 Kiribati 1.64 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 146 Latvia 1.63 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Eritrea?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Eritrea was 1.66 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 2 tonnes per square kilometre in 1997.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 tonnes per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Eritrea rank for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Eritrea ranks 143rd out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.