Methane emissions in Eritrea
Eritrea: Methane emissions was 4.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
4.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
132nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
4.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
All-time low
49,934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Methane emissions in Eritrea, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
Analysis
The most recent figure for methane emissions in Eritrea is 4.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions in Eritrea peaked at 4.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49,934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, in 1850.
Eritrea ranks 132nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Methane emissions in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 49,934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | — |
| 1851 | 50,295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1852 | 50,662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1853 | 51,034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1854 | 51,412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1855 | 51,796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1856 | 52,185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1857 | 52,580 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1858 | 52,982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1859 | 53,389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1860 | 53,802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1861 | 54,360 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.0% |
| 1862 | 54,925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.0% |
| 1863 | 55,677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.4% |
| 1864 | 56,255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.0% |
| 1865 | 56,839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.0% |
| 1866 | 57,430 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.0% |
| 1867 | 58,028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.0% |
| 1868 | 58,633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.0% |
| 1869 | 59,244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.0% |
| 1870 | 59,862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.0% |
| 1871 | 60,496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.1% |
| 1872 | 61,137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.1% |
| 1873 | 61,785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.1% |
| 1874 | 62,465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.1% |
| 1875 | 63,180 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.1% |
| 1876 | 63,907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.2% |
| 1877 | 64,645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.2% |
| 1878 | 65,395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.2% |
| 1879 | 66,157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.2% |
| 1880 | 66,931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.2% |
| 1881 | 67,727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.2% |
| 1882 | 68,535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.2% |
| 1883 | 69,356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.2% |
| 1884 | 70,191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.2% |
| 1885 | 71,039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.2% |
| 1886 | 71,901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.2% |
| 1887 | 72,777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.2% |
| 1888 | 73,668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.2% |
| 1889 | 74,573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.2% |
| 1890 | 75,494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.2% |
| 1891 | 76,438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.3% |
| 1892 | 77,399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.3% |
| 1893 | 78,375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.3% |
| 1894 | 79,367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.3% |
| 1895 | 80,376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.3% |
| 1896 | 81,402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.3% |
| 1897 | 82,445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.3% |
| 1898 | 83,506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.3% |
| 1899 | 84,585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.3% |
| 1900 | 85,682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.3% |
| 1901 | 87,673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.3% |
| 1902 | 89,719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.3% |
| 1903 | 91,821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.3% |
| 1904 | 93,981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.4% |
| 1905 | 96,200 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.4% |
| 1906 | 98,480 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.4% |
| 1907 | 100,822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.4% |
| 1908 | 103,228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.4% |
| 1909 | 105,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.4% |
| 1910 | 108,240 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.4% |
| 1911 | 112,090 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.6% |
| 1912 | 116,011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.5% |
| 1913 | 120,034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.5% |
| 1914 | 124,135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.4% |
| 1915 | 128,316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.4% |
| 1916 | 132,579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.3% |
| 1917 | 136,926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.3% |
| 1918 | 141,265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.2% |
| 1919 | 145,682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.1% |
| 1920 | 150,178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.1% |
| 1921 | 154,695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.0% |
| 1922 | 159,246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.9% |
| 1923 | 163,967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.0% |
| 1924 | 168,736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.9% |
| 1925 | 173,556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.9% |
| 1926 | 178,428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.8% |
| 1927 | 183,353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.8% |
| 1928 | 188,333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.7% |
| 1929 | 193,370 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.7% |
| 1930 | 198,465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.6% |
| 1931 | 204,192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.9% |
| 1932 | 209,959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.8% |
| 1933 | 215,774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.8% |
| 1934 | 221,640 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.7% |
| 1935 | 227,557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.7% |
| 1936 | 233,528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.6% |
| 1937 | 239,555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.6% |
| 1938 | 245,218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.4% |
| 1939 | 251,220 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.4% |
| 1940 | 257,274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.4% |
| 1941 | 264,174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.7% |
| 1942 | 271,136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.6% |
| 1943 | 278,140 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.6% |
| 1944 | 285,189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.5% |
| 1945 | 291,796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.3% |
| 1946 | 298,448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.3% |
| 1947 | 305,147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.2% |
| 1948 | 311,897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.2% |
| 1949 | 318,698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.2% |
| 1950 | 325,555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.2% |
| 1951 | 331,645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.9% |
| 1952 | 337,915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.9% |
| 1953 | 344,350 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.9% |
| 1954 | 350,939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.9% |
| 1955 | 357,671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.9% |
| 1956 | 365,404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.2% |
| 1957 | 373,315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.2% |
| 1958 | 381,402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.2% |
| 1959 | 389,662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.2% |
| 1960 | 398,094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.2% |
| 1961 | 2.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +504.9% |
| 1962 | 2.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 2.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 2.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 2.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 2.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 2.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 2.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 2.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 2.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 2.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 2.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 2.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 2.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 2.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 2.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 2.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 2.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 2.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 2.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 2.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 2.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 2.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 2.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 2.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 3.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 2.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 2.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 3.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 3.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 3.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 3.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 2.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -13.5% |
| 1994 | 2.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 3.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 3.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +10.7% |
| 1997 | 3.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +10.9% |
| 1998 | 3.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 3.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 3.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 3.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 3.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 3.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 3.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 3.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 4.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 4.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 4.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 4.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 4.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 4.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 4.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 4.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 4.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 4.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 4.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 4.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 4.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 4.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 4.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 4.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 4.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 4.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 4.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents is below the median for low income countries, which is 18.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 25% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 4.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 36% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +504.9% | 398,094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 51,627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49,934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 53,389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1860s | 56,519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 53,802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 59,244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1870s | 62,903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 59,862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 66,157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1880s | 70,670 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 66,931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 74,573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1890s | 79,939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 75,494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 84,585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1900s | 95,331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 85,682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 105,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1910s | 126,528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 108,240 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 145,682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1920s | 171,386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 150,178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 193,370 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1930s | 224,711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 198,465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 251,220 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1940s | 288,190 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 257,274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 318,698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1950s | 355,786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 325,555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 389,662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 398,094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 129 Trinidad and Tobago 5.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 130 Hong Kong 5.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 131 Rwanda 4.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 133 Burundi 4.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 134 Panama 4.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 135 Lebanon 3.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 in Eritrea?
- Methane emissions in Eritrea was 4.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest methane emissions recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024.
- What is the lowest methane emissions recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1850.
- How does Eritrea rank for methane emissions?
- Eritrea ranks 132nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.