Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Eritrea
Eritrea: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 1.28 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Eritrea, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Eritrea is 1.28 Mt CO2e, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Eritrea peaked at 1.28 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7314 Mt CO2e, in 1993.
That places Eritrea 124th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8164 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.8252 Mt CO2e | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.8203 Mt CO2e | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.8231 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.8144 Mt CO2e | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.8024 Mt CO2e | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.8015 Mt CO2e | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.8114 Mt CO2e | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.8236 Mt CO2e | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.8373 Mt CO2e | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.8443 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.8473 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.8519 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.8844 Mt CO2e | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 0.8457 Mt CO2e | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 0.8707 Mt CO2e | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9091 Mt CO2e | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.8894 Mt CO2e | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9082 Mt CO2e | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9358 Mt CO2e | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9489 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.958 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9836 Mt CO2e | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7314 Mt CO2e | -25.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7828 Mt CO2e | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 0.798 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9012 Mt CO2e | +12.9% |
| 1997 | 1.02 Mt CO2e | +13.0% |
| 1998 | 1.05 Mt CO2e | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 1.07 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 1.1 Mt CO2e | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.07 Mt CO2e | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 1.06 Mt CO2e | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.1 Mt CO2e | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 1.1 Mt CO2e | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.12 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.07 Mt CO2e | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 1.15 Mt CO2e | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 1.15 Mt CO2e | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.16 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.13 Mt CO2e | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 1.19 Mt CO2e | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 1.19 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.2 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.21 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.22 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.23 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.23 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.24 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.25 Mt CO2e | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.25 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.26 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.27 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.27 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.28 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 1.28 Mt CO2e is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.35 Mt CO2e, 29% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 1.28 Mt CO2e is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.52 Mt CO2e, 36% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -25.6% | 0.9836 Mt CO2e | 0.7314 Mt CO2e |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8176 Mt CO2e | 0.8015 Mt CO2e | 0.8373 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8787 Mt CO2e | 0.8443 Mt CO2e | 0.9358 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9245 Mt CO2e | 0.7314 Mt CO2e | 1.07 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 Mt CO2e | 1.06 Mt CO2e | 1.16 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 Mt CO2e | 1.13 Mt CO2e | 1.25 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 Mt CO2e | 1.25 Mt CO2e | 1.28 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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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 nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Eritrea?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Eritrea was 1.28 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7314 Mt CO2e in 1993.
- How does Eritrea rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Eritrea ranks 124th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).