Emissions of air pollutants in Eritrea
Eritrea: Emissions of air pollutants was 17,145 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
17,145 tonnes
Change on year
up 17.9%
World rank
166th
of 220 countries
All-time high
31,247 tonnes
in 1994
All-time low
116.46 tonnes
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Emissions of air pollutants in Eritrea, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions of air pollutants in Eritrea is 17,145 tonnes, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.9% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Eritrea peaked at 31,247 tonnes in 1994 and was at its lowest, 116.46 tonnes, in 1750.
Eritrea ranks 166th of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Emissions of air pollutants in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 116.46 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 116.47 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1752 | 116.48 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1753 | 116.49 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1754 | 116.5 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1755 | 116.51 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1756 | 116.52 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1757 | 116.53 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1758 | 116.54 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1759 | 116.55 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1760 | 116.56 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1761 | 116.58 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1762 | 116.58 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1763 | 116.6 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1764 | 116.61 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1765 | 116.62 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1766 | 116.63 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1767 | 116.64 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1768 | 116.65 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1769 | 116.66 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1770 | 116.67 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1771 | 116.68 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1772 | 116.69 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1773 | 116.7 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1774 | 116.71 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1775 | 116.72 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1776 | 116.73 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1777 | 116.74 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1778 | 116.75 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1779 | 116.76 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1780 | 116.77 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1781 | 116.78 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1782 | 116.79 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1783 | 116.8 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1784 | 116.81 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1785 | 116.82 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1786 | 116.83 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1787 | 116.84 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1788 | 116.85 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1789 | 116.86 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1790 | 116.87 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 116.88 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 116.89 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 116.9 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 116.91 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 116.92 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 116.93 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 116.94 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 116.95 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 116.96 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 116.97 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 117.36 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1802 | 117.74 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1803 | 118.12 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1804 | 118.51 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1805 | 118.89 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1806 | 119.28 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1807 | 119.65 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1808 | 120.04 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1809 | 120.42 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1810 | 120.8 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1811 | 121.28 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1812 | 121.75 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1813 | 122.23 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1814 | 122.7 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1815 | 123.18 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1816 | 123.65 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1817 | 124.13 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1818 | 124.6 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1819 | 125.08 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1820 | 125.56 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1821 | 126.04 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1822 | 126.52 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1823 | 127 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1824 | 127.49 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1825 | 127.97 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1826 | 128.45 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1827 | 128.93 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1828 | 129.42 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1829 | 129.9 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1830 | 130.39 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1831 | 130.88 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1832 | 131.36 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1833 | 131.85 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1834 | 132.34 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1835 | 132.83 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1836 | 133.32 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1837 | 133.81 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1838 | 134.3 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1839 | 134.79 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1840 | 135.28 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1841 | 135.78 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1842 | 136.27 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1843 | 136.77 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1844 | 137.27 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1845 | 137.76 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1846 | 138.25 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1847 | 138.75 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1848 | 139.25 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1849 | 139.75 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1850 | 140.25 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1851 | 141 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1852 | 141.75 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1853 | 142.51 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1854 | 143.27 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1855 | 144.03 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1856 | 144.8 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1857 | 145.57 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1858 | 146.36 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1859 | 147.14 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1860 | 147.93 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1861 | 149.84 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1862 | 151.76 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1863 | 153.7 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1864 | 155.65 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1865 | 157.61 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1866 | 159.59 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1867 | 161.59 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1868 | 163.59 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1869 | 165.62 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1870 | 167.66 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1871 | 169.89 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1872 | 171.99 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1873 | 174.11 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1874 | 176.26 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1875 | 178.45 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1876 | 180.66 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1877 | 182.89 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1878 | 185.13 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1879 | 187.39 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1880 | 189.68 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1881 | 192.01 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1882 | 194.38 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1883 | 196.76 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1884 | 199.16 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1885 | 201.58 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1886 | 204.03 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1887 | 206.5 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1888 | 209.02 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1889 | 211.57 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1890 | 214.15 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1891 | 216.78 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1892 | 219.44 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1893 | 222.13 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1894 | 224.83 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1895 | 227.56 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1896 | 230.32 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1897 | 233.1 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1898 | 235.9 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1899 | 238.74 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1900 | 241.59 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1901 | 247.45 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1902 | 253.47 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1903 | 259.62 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1904 | 265.92 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1905 | 272.38 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1906 | 279.07 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1907 | 285.9 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1908 | 292.92 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1909 | 300.1 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1910 | 307.46 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1911 | 321.71 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1912 | 336.24 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1913 | 351.06 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1914 | 366.19 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1915 | 381.6 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1916 | 397.32 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1917 | 413.32 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1918 | 429.52 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1919 | 446.01 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1920 | 462.79 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1921 | 480.53 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1922 | 498.58 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1923 | 516.18 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1924 | 534.14 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1925 | 564.88 tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1926 | 592.55 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1927 | 615.4 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1928 | 636.54 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1929 | 654.91 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1930 | 671.78 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1931 | 695.28 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1932 | 716.24 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1933 | 735.52 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1934 | 754 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1935 | 772.47 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1936 | 797.46 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1937 | 821.08 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1938 | 842.47 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1939 | 862.8 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1940 | 881.49 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1941 | 906.45 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1942 | 929.05 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1943 | 953 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1944 | 978.75 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1945 | 1,006 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1946 | 1,040 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1947 | 1,079 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1948 | 1,119 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1949 | 1,168 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1950 | 1,214 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1951 | 1,252 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1952 | 1,287 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1953 | 1,323 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1954 | 1,354 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1955 | 1,379 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1956 | 1,410 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1957 | 1,449 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1958 | 1,497 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1959 | 1,546 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1960 | 1,582 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1961 | 1,622 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1962 | 1,664 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 1,700 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 1,732 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 1,831 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 1,922 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 2,023 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1968 | 2,093 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 2,159 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 2,372 tonnes | +9.9% |
| 1971 | 2,454 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 2,484 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 2,549 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 2,610 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 2,675 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 2,754 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 2,820 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 2,936 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 3,012 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 3,081 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 3,146 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 3,222 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 3,329 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 3,313 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 3,382 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 3,494 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 3,483 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 3,575 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 3,669 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 3,721 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 3,763 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 30,362 tonnes | +706.9% |
| 1993 | 24,771 tonnes | -18.4% |
| 1994 | 31,247 tonnes | +26.1% |
| 1995 | 24,425 tonnes | -21.8% |
| 1996 | 26,257 tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 18,489 tonnes | -29.6% |
| 1998 | 9,747 tonnes | -47.3% |
| 1999 | 10,502 tonnes | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 10,817 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 12,333 tonnes | +14.0% |
| 2002 | 11,299 tonnes | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 11,547 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 11,432 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 10,935 tonnes | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 10,366 tonnes | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 10,738 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 9,819 tonnes | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 10,278 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 10,649 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 11,975 tonnes | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 12,180 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 12,433 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 13,139 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 12,180 tonnes | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 12,225 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 12,367 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 14,452 tonnes | +16.9% |
| 2019 | 14,563 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 14,252 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 14,542 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 17,145 tonnes | +17.9% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 17,145 tonnes is below the median for low income countries, which is 44,196 tonnes, 39% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 17,145 tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44,992 tonnes, 38% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Emissions of air pollutants 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +706.9% | 3,763 tonnes | 30,362 tonnes |
| 1998 | -47.3% | 18,489 tonnes | 9,747 tonnes |
| 1997 | -29.6% | 26,257 tonnes | 18,489 tonnes |
| 1994 | +26.1% | 24,771 tonnes | 31,247 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 116.51 tonnes | 116.46 tonnes | 116.55 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 116.61 tonnes | 116.56 tonnes | 116.66 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 116.72 tonnes | 116.67 tonnes | 116.76 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 116.82 tonnes | 116.77 tonnes | 116.86 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 116.92 tonnes | 116.87 tonnes | 116.96 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 118.7 tonnes | 116.97 tonnes | 120.42 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 122.94 tonnes | 120.8 tonnes | 125.08 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 127.73 tonnes | 125.56 tonnes | 129.9 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 132.59 tonnes | 130.39 tonnes | 134.79 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 137.51 tonnes | 135.28 tonnes | 139.75 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 143.67 tonnes | 140.25 tonnes | 147.14 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 156.69 tonnes | 147.93 tonnes | 165.62 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 177.44 tonnes | 167.66 tonnes | 187.39 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 200.47 tonnes | 189.68 tonnes | 211.57 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 226.29 tonnes | 214.15 tonnes | 238.74 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 269.84 tonnes | 241.59 tonnes | 300.1 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 375.04 tonnes | 307.46 tonnes | 446.01 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 555.65 tonnes | 462.79 tonnes | 654.91 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 766.91 tonnes | 671.78 tonnes | 862.8 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 1,006 tonnes | 881.49 tonnes | 1,168 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 1,371 tonnes | 1,214 tonnes | 1,546 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,833 tonnes | 1,582 tonnes | 2,159 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,667 tonnes | 2,372 tonnes | 3,012 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,370 tonnes | 3,081 tonnes | 3,669 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 18,328 tonnes | 3,721 tonnes | 31,247 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,956 tonnes | 9,819 tonnes | 12,333 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,616 tonnes | 10,649 tonnes | 14,563 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,313 tonnes | 14,252 tonnes | 17,145 tonnes | 3 |
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More environment data for Eritrea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -12.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 57.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Standard Deviation 0.531 °C (2023)
- Temperature change 0.012 °C (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6471 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.3665 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants in Eritrea?
- Emissions of air pollutants in Eritrea was 17,145 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 31,247 tonnes in 1994.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 116.46 tonnes in 1750.
- How does Eritrea rank for emissions of air pollutants?
- Eritrea ranks 166th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) are gases that are mainly formed during the burning of fossil fuels. Exposure to NOₓ gases can have negative impacts on respiratory health. NOₓ gases can also lead to the formation of ozone – another air pollutant.