Share of global methane emissions in Eritrea
Eritrea: Share of global methane emissions was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.1%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
131st
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2016
All-time low
0.0%
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global methane emissions in Eritrea, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.1% for share of global methane emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global methane emissions in Eritrea peaked at 0.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1850.
Eritrea ranks 131st 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.
Share of global methane emissions in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0% | — |
| 1851 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1852 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1853 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1854 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1855 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1856 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1857 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1858 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1859 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1860 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1862 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1863 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1864 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1865 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1866 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1867 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1868 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1869 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1870 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1871 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1872 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1873 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1875 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1876 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1877 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1878 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1879 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1880 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1881 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1882 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1885 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1886 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1887 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1888 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1889 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1890 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1891 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1892 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1895 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1901 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1902 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1903 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1904 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1905 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1906 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1907 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1909 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1910 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1911 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1914 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | +4.4% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 1922 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1923 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1924 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1925 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1926 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1927 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1928 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 1929 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1930 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1931 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 1932 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 1933 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1934 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1935 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1936 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1937 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1938 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 1939 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1940 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1941 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1942 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1943 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1944 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1945 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 1946 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1947 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1948 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1949 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1950 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1951 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1961 | 0.1% | +547.3% |
| 1962 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -13.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +11.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2%, 26% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 36% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global methane emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +547.3% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More climate change data for Eritrea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.10 million kg (2050)
- 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 share of global methane emissions in Eritrea?
- Share of global methane emissions in Eritrea was 0.1% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global methane emissions recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of global methane emissions recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1850.
- How does Eritrea rank for share of global methane emissions?
- Eritrea ranks 131st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global methane emissions rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 Share of global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.