Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil in Eritrea
Eritrea: Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.1903 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil 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
Eritrea recorded 0.1903 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions from oil in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from oil 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.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.3599 tonnes per person | — |
| 1995 | 0.3799 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3959 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3456 tonnes per person | -12.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2605 tonnes per person | -24.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2699 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2609 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2678 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2052 tonnes per person | -23.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3056 tonnes per person | +48.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2369 tonnes per person | -22.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2134 tonnes per person | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1613 tonnes per person | -24.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1483 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1353 tonnes per person | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1484 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 0.153 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1723 tonnes per person | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1713 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1561 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1551 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1546 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1526 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1535 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1711 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1774 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1759 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1826 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1902 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1906 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1903 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.1903 tonnes per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1204 tonnes per person, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.1903 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2671 tonnes per person, 71% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +48.9% | 0.2052 tonnes per person | 0.3056 tonnes per person |
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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- 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 per capita co₂ emissions from oil in Eritrea?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from oil 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 from oil recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3959 tonnes per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1353 tonnes per person in 2008.
- How does Eritrea rank for per capita co₂ emissions from oil?
- Eritrea ranks 192nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from oil 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 from oil. 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.