Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) was 11.69 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Eritrea, 1993–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 11.69 % for land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Eritrea peaked at 16.89 % in 1993 and was at its lowest, 11.69 %, in 2023.
That places Eritrea 51st out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 16.89 % | — |
| 1994 | 16.46 % | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 16.07 % | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 14.67 % | -8.7% |
| 1997 | 13.74 % | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 14.26 % | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 13.91 % | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 13.52 % | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 14.21 % | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 14.33 % | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 13.78 % | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 13.55 % | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 13.34 % | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 14.05 % | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 13.36 % | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 13.63 % | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 13.38 % | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 13.54 % | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 12.93 % | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 12.79 % | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 12.73 % | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 12.64 % | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 12.57 % | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 12.43 % | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 12.4 % | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 12.2 % | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 12.09 % | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 11.96 % | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 11.89 % | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 11.79 % | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 11.69 % | -0.8% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 11.69 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 16.7 %, 70% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 11.69 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.03 %, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.14 % | 13.74 % | 16.89 % | 7 |
| 2000s | 13.71 % | 13.34 % | 14.33 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.63 % | 12.09 % | 13.54 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.83 % | 11.69 % | 11.96 % | 4 |
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 land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Eritrea?
- Land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Eritrea was 11.69 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 16.89 % in 1993.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.69 % in 2023.
- How does Eritrea rank for land-use change — emissions share (co2eq)?
- Eritrea ranks 51st out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.