Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Eritrea
Eritrea: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 2.31 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 2.31 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Eritrea peaked at 3.47 tonnes per person in 1944 and was at its lowest, -0.2868 tonnes per person, in 1994.
That places Eritrea 127th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 1.59 tonnes per person | 1.59 tonnes per person | 1.59 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 3.12 tonnes per person | 2.52 tonnes per person | 3.47 tonnes per person | 5 |
| 1990s | -0.1107 tonnes per person | -0.2868 tonnes per person | 0.0254 tonnes per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.7 tonnes per person | -0.015 tonnes per person | 3.22 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.05 tonnes per person | 1.21 tonnes per person | 2.86 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.36 tonnes per person | 2.03 tonnes per person | 2.9 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 including land-use change in Eritrea?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Eritrea was 2.31 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 including land-use change recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.47 tonnes per person in 1944.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2868 tonnes per person in 1994.
- How does Eritrea rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Eritrea ranks 127th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.