Methane emissions agriculture in Eritrea
Eritrea: Methane emissions agriculture was 3.43 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.43 million
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
105th
of 193 countries
All-time high
3.43 million
in 2023
All-time low
2.07 million
in 1993
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Methane emissions agriculture in Eritrea, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 3.43 million for methane emissions agriculture in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions agriculture in Eritrea peaked at 3.43 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.07 million, in 1993.
That places Eritrea 105th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Methane emissions agriculture in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.44 million | — |
| 1991 | 2.45 million | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 2.51 million | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 2.07 million | -17.5% |
| 1994 | 2.10 million | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 2.13 million | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 2.43 million | +14.1% |
| 1997 | 2.79 million | +14.8% |
| 1998 | 2.93 million | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 3.01 million | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 3.12 million | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 2.90 million | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 2.87 million | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 2.97 million | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 3.01 million | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 3.05 million | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 2.95 million | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 3.15 million | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 3.17 million | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 3.17 million | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.09 million | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 3.22 million | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 3.24 million | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 3.27 million | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 3.28 million | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 3.29 million | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 3.32 million | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 3.34 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 3.35 million | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 3.37 million | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 3.42 million | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 3.40 million | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 3.41 million | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 3.43 million | +0.6% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 3.43 million is below the median for low income countries, which is 10.28 million, 33% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 3.43 million is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.62 million, 45% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.49 million | 2.07 million | 3.01 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.04 million | 2.87 million | 3.17 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.28 million | 3.09 million | 3.37 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.42 million | 3.40 million | 3.43 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 102 Azerbaijan 4.00 million compare
- 103 North Korea 3.60 million compare
- 104 Haiti 3.50 million compare
- 106 Sweden 3.40 million compare
- 107 Czechia 3.22 million compare
- 108 Sierra Leone 3.09 million 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 methane emissions agriculture in Eritrea?
- Methane emissions agriculture in Eritrea was 3.43 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest methane emissions agriculture recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.43 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest methane emissions agriculture recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.07 million in 1993.
- How does Eritrea rank for methane emissions agriculture?
- Eritrea ranks 105th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is methane emissions agriculture rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Methane emissions agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).