Nitrous oxide emissions in Eritrea
Eritrea: Nitrous oxide emissions was 1.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
126th
of 201 countries
All-time high
1.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
All-time low
61,254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Nitrous oxide 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
Eritrea recorded 1.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents for nitrous oxide emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide emissions in Eritrea peaked at 1.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61,254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, in 1850.
Eritrea ranks 126th of 201 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 65,994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61,254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 69,590 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1860s | 70,429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 69,869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 70,955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1870s | 87,944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 71,129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 108,482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1880s | 114,924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 110,704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 118,432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1890s | 130,277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 124,294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 136,859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1900s | 146,155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 138,483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 155,227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1910s | 193,403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 158,089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 237,883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1920s | 294,290 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 247,321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 334,144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1930s | 317,483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 295,631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 336,194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1940s | 752,604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 294,945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 874,812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1960s | 961,954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 865,754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 996,456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 980,536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 973,202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 123 Costa Rica 1.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 124 Estonia 1.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 125 Burundi 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 127 Haiti 1.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 128 Rwanda 1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 129 Jordan 1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
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 nitrous oxide emissions in Eritrea?
- Nitrous oxide emissions in Eritrea was 1.65 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 nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 61,254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1850.
- How does Eritrea rank for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Eritrea ranks 126th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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 Nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.