Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Eritrea
Eritrea: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement was 0.0197 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Eritrea, 1939–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.0197 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions from cement in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Eritrea peaked at 0.0291 tonnes per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1990.
Eritrea ranks 131st of 209 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0.0207 tonnes per person | 0.0207 tonnes per person | 0.0207 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.0149 tonnes per person | 0.0051 tonnes per person | 0.0243 tonnes per person | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0071 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0113 tonnes per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0069 tonnes per person | 0.006 tonnes per person | 0.0081 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0228 tonnes per person | 0.0059 tonnes per person | 0.0291 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.02 tonnes per person | 0.0188 tonnes per person | 0.0208 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Eritrea?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Eritrea was 0.0197 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0291 tonnes per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1990.
- How does Eritrea rank for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
- Eritrea ranks 131st out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes per person.