CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat in Eritrea

Eritrea: CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat was 0.39 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.39
Change on year
up 18.2%
World rank
138th
of 187 countries
All-time high
0.39
in 2018
All-time low
0.23
in 2008
Years of data
27
1992–2018

CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat in Eritrea, 1992–2018

00.10.20.30.41992200520181992: 0.271993: 0.331994: 0.321995: 0.311996: 0.331997: 0.31998: 0.241999: 0.292000: 0.282001: 0.292002: 0.262003: 0.272004: 0.292005: 0.282006: 0.262007: 0.272008: 0.232009: 0.252010: 0.272011: 0.282012: 0.292013: 0.292014: 0.32015: 0.312016: 0.312017: 0.332018: 0.39

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Eritrea recorded 0.39 for co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat in 2018. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.2% on the previous year and up 69.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat in Eritrea peaked at 0.39 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.23, in 2008.

Eritrea ranks 138th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat in Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat in Eritrea, 1992 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1992 0.27 —
1993 0.33 +22.2%
1994 0.32 -3.0%
1995 0.31 -3.1%
1996 0.33 +6.5%
1997 0.3 -9.1%
1998 0.24 -20.0%
1999 0.29 +20.8%
2000 0.28 -3.4%
2001 0.29 +3.6%
2002 0.26 -10.3%
2003 0.27 +3.8%
2004 0.29 +7.4%
2005 0.28 -3.4%
2006 0.26 -7.1%
2007 0.27 +3.8%
2008 0.23 -14.8%
2009 0.25 +8.7%
2010 0.27 +8.0%
2011 0.28 +3.7%
2012 0.29 +3.6%
2013 0.29 +0.0%
2014 0.3 +3.4%
2015 0.31 +3.3%
2016 0.31 +0.0%
2017 0.33 +6.5%
2018 0.39 +18.2%

Eritrea compared with similar countries

  • Eritrea's 0.39 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Eritrea's 0.39 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.51, 76% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2988 0.24 0.33 8
2000s 0.268 0.23 0.29 10
2010s 0.3078 0.27 0.39 9

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 135 Mauritania 0.51 compare
  2. 136 East Timor 0.43 compare
  3. 137 Fiji 0.4 compare
  4. 139 Seychelles 0.36 compare
  5. 140 Somalia 0.33 compare
  6. 141 Antigua and Barbuda 0.3 compare
  7. 141 Liberia 0.3 compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat in Eritrea?
Co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat in Eritrea was 0.39 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 0.39 in 2018.
What is the lowest co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.23 in 2008.
How does Eritrea rank for co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat?
Eritrea ranks 138th out of 187 countries with data for 2018.
Is co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 69.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eritrea data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 5,338 data points, 1990–2018
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