CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Eritrea

Eritrea: CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total was 513.38 thousand metric tons in 2009. ▲ Rising

Latest (2009)
513.38 thousand metric tons
Change on year
up 23.9%
World rank
43rd
of 51 countries
All-time high
770.07 thousand metric tons
in 2004
All-time low
183.35 thousand metric tons
in 1994
Years of data
16
1994–2009

CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Eritrea, 1994–2009

2004006008001994200120091994: 183.3 thousand metric tons1995: 297 thousand metric tons1996: 348.4 thousand metric tons1997: 528 thousand metric tons1998: 590.4 thousand metric tons1999: 619.7 thousand metric tons2000: 608.7 thousand metric tons2001: 630.7 thousand metric tons2002: 605.1 thousand metric tons2003: 726.1 thousand metric tons2004: 770.1 thousand metric tons2005: 766.4 thousand metric tons2006: 561.1 thousand metric tons2007: 579.4 thousand metric tons2008: 414.4 thousand metric tons2009: 513.4 thousand metric tons

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in thousand metric tons.

Analysis

In 2009, co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Eritrea stood at 513.38 thousand metric tons.

That represents a change of up 23.9% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Eritrea peaked at 770.07 thousand metric tons in 2004 and was at its lowest, 183.35 thousand metric tons, in 1994.

That places Eritrea 43rd out of 51 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 427.82 thousand metric tons 183.35 thousand metric tons 619.72 thousand metric tons 6
2000s 617.52 thousand metric tons 414.37 thousand metric tons 770.07 thousand metric tons 10

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 40 Somalia 594.05 thousand metric tons compare
  2. 41 Djibouti 531.72 thousand metric tons compare
  3. 42 Liberia 524.38 thousand metric tons compare
  4. 44 Gambia 436.37 thousand metric tons compare
  5. 45 Chad 414.37 thousand metric tons compare
  6. 46 Cape Verde 315.36 thousand metric tons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Eritrea?
Co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Eritrea was 513.38 thousand metric tons in 2009, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 770.07 thousand metric tons in 2004.
What is the lowest co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 183.35 thousand metric tons in 1994.
How does Eritrea rank for co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total?
Eritrea ranks 43rd out of 51 countries with data for 2009.
Is co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eritrea data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total (thousand metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total (thousand metric tons)
Unit
thousand metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
57 places, 2,749 data points, 1960–2009
Last refreshed

Fossil fuel is any hydrocarbon deposit that can be burned for heat or power, such as petroleum, coal, and natural gas. This is the sum total of all fossil fuel emissions (solid fuel consumption, liquid fuel consumption, gas fuel consumption, cement production and gas flaring). The U.S. Department of Energy’s carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) calculates annual anthropogenic emissions from data on fossil fuel consumption (from the United Nations Statistics Division’s World Energy Data Set) and world cement manufacturing (from the U.S. Bureau of Mine’s Cement Manufacturing Data Set). Carbon dioxide emissions, often calculated and reported as elemental carbon, were converted to actual carbon dioxide mass by multiplying them by 3.664 (the ratio of the mass of carbon to that of carbon dioxide). Although estimates of global carbon dioxide emissions are probably accurate within 10 percent (as calculated from global average file chemistry and use), country estimates may have larger error bounds. Trends estimated from a consistent time series tend to be more accurate than individual values. Each year the CDIAC recalculates the entire time series since 1949, incorporating recent findings and corrections. Estimates exclude fuels supplied to ships and aircraft in international transport because of the difficulty of apportioning he fuels among benefitting countries. The ratio of carbon dioxide per unit of energy shows carbon intensity, which is the amount of carbon dioxide emitted as a result of using one unit of energy in the process of production.