Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Eritrea
Eritrea: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 92.4% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Eritrea, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Eritrea stood at 92.4%.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Eritrea peaked at 97.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 81.0%, in 1995.
That places Eritrea 29th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.9% | 81.0% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.2% | 87.2% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.1% | 92.4% | 97.3% | 6 |
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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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Eritrea?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Eritrea was 92.4% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.0% in 1995.
- How does Eritrea rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Eritrea ranks 29th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.