Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions in Eritrea
Eritrea: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions in Eritrea, 1939–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions in Eritrea stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions in Eritrea peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1939.
Eritrea ranks 177th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 174 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0% compare
- 175 Belize 0.0% compare
- 178 Gambia 0.0% compare
- 179 Cape Verde 0.0% compare
- 180 Burundi 0.0% compare
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 share of global cumulative co₂ emissions in Eritrea?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions in Eritrea was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1939.
- How does Eritrea rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Eritrea ranks 177th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global total cumulative emissions of CO₂.