Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in Eritrea
Eritrea: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type was 0.1903 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in Eritrea, 1994–2024
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
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Eritrea stood at 0.1903 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Eritrea peaked at 0.3959 tonnes per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1353 tonnes per person, in 2008.
That places Eritrea 192nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3353 tonnes per person | 0.2605 tonnes per person | 0.3959 tonnes per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.2083 tonnes per person | 0.1353 tonnes per person | 0.3056 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1617 tonnes per person | 0.1526 tonnes per person | 0.1774 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1859 tonnes per person | 0.1759 tonnes per person | 0.1906 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 by fuel type in Eritrea?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Eritrea was 0.1903 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 by fuel type recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3959 tonnes per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1353 tonnes per person in 2008.
- How does Eritrea rank for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Eritrea ranks 192nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 by fuel type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.