How have things changed?, per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0007 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
How have things changed?, per capita in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
In 2024, how have things changed?, per capita in Eritrea stood at 0.0007 metric tons per person.
The figure is up 29.6% on the previous year and down 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Eritrea peaked at 0.0057 metric tons per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 metric tons per person, in 1993.
Eritrea ranks 192nd 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.
How have things changed?, per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | +452.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0018 metric tons per person | +24.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | -13.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | -68.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | +76.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0032 metric tons per person | +272.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0057 metric tons per person | +79.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0038 metric tons per person | -32.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0033 metric tons per person | -14.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0027 metric tons per person | -18.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0029 metric tons per person | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | -46.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0033 metric tons per person | +115.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | -75.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | -14.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | +65.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.001 metric tons per person | -19.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | +31.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.002 metric tons per person | +68.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0011 metric tons per person | -46.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | +40.5% |
| 2018 | 0.002 metric tons per person | +31.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0018 metric tons per person | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | -68.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | -43.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | +50.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | +10.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | +29.6% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.0007 metric tons per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0046 metric tons per person, 15% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.0007 metric tons per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0062 metric tons per person, 11% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +452.4% | 0.0003 metric tons per person | 0.0014 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0013 metric tons per person | 0.0003 metric tons per person | 0.0032 metric tons per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0026 metric tons per person | 0.0007 metric tons per person | 0.0057 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 metric tons per person | 0.001 metric tons per person | 0.002 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 metric tons per person | 0.0003 metric tons per person | 0.0007 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 189 Sudan 0.0009 metric tons per person compare
- 190 Romania 0.0008 metric tons per person compare
- 191 Slovakia 0.0007 metric tons per person compare
- 193 Singapore 0.0007 metric tons per person compare
- 194 Puerto Rico 0.0007 metric tons per person compare
- 195 Guam 0.0007 metric tons per person compare
More reference data data for Eritrea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0531 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1781 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.073 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2642 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per capita in Eritrea?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Eritrea was 0.0007 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0057 metric tons per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 metric tons per person in 1993.
- How does Eritrea rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 192nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.