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Topic 07 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Eritrea: Environment & Sustainability
How much pressure does a country put on the natural world?
Eritrea is placed joint 15th of 186 countries on environment & sustainability in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: CO₂ Emissions per Capita 0.21 (2024); Water Stress 11.18 (2023).
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Environment & Sustainability
joint15th
of 186 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Eritrea on environment & sustainability — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
0.21
Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)
Lower is better
Eritrea: 0.21. Across the 210 countries in this edition, values run from 0.054 (DR Congo) to 41.27 (Qatar); the world median is 3.21.
- World median
- 3.21
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 0.065 Burundi
- Land neighbours
- Djibouti 0.483 · Ethiopia 0.135 · Sudan 0.353
Key 2 of 4
Water Stress
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 4.0
11.18
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)
Lower is better
Eritrea: 11.18. Across the 177 countries in this edition, values run from 0.03 (Republic of the Congo) to 3,851 (Kuwait); the world median is 10.
- World median
- 10
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 0.83 Comoros
- Land neighbours
- Djibouti 6.33 · Ethiopia 32.26 · Sudan 118.66
Key 3 of 4
Organic Agricultural Area
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Organic share of agricultural land (%)
Higher is better
FAO publishes no 2024 figure for Eritrea, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 156 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Afghanistan) to 86.38 (Samoa); the world median is 0.725.
- World median
- 0.725
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 3.14 Uganda
- Land neighbours
- Ethiopia 0.59 · Sudan 0.03
0.714
Ecological Footprint (global hectares per person)
Lower is better
Eritrea: 0.714. Across the 126 countries in this edition, values run from 0.514 (Yemen) to 11.73 (Qatar); the world median is 2.296.
- World median
- 2.296
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 0.588 Mozambique
- Land neighbours
- Ethiopia 0.877 · Sudan 1.269
02Over time
Which way Eritrea is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
CO₂ Emissions per Capita
Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person) · lower is better
EritreaWorld median
Eritrea fell from 0.269 in 2000 to 0.21 in 2024; the world median went from 2.662 to 3.21.
Every year’s figures
Year Eritrea World median 2024 0.2100 3.210 2023 0.2106 3.145 2022 0.2107 3.162 2021 0.2035 3.087 2020 0.1947 2.903 2019 0.1989 3.273 2018 0.1930 3.036 2017 0.1757 3.049 2016 0.1774 2.894 2015 0.1795 2.846 2014 0.1839 2.919 2013 0.1852 2.779 2012 0.2003 2.770 2011 0.1927 2.748 2010 0.1589 2.812 2009 0.1544 2.799 2008 0.1414 2.979 2007 0.1546 2.593 2006 0.1678 2.865 2005 0.2201 2.885 2004 0.2438 2.802 2003 0.3128 2.918 2002 0.2127 2.785 2001 0.2757 2.726 2000 0.2690 2.662 Water Stress
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%) · lower is better
EritreaWorld median
Eritrea rose from 7.94 in 2000 to 11.18 in 2023; the world median went from 10.07 to 10.
Every year’s figures
Year Eritrea World median 2023 11.2 10.000 2022 11.2 10.190 2021 11.2 10.460 2020 11.2 10.460 2019 11.2 10.890 2018 11.2 10.460 2017 11.2 10.460 2016 11.2 10.460 2015 11.2 10.190 2014 11.2 10.460 2013 11.2 10.460 2012 11.2 10.460 2011 11.2 10.460 2010 11.2 10.710 2009 11.2 10.960 2008 11.2 10.815 2007 11.2 11.180 2006 11.2 10.430 2005 11.2 10.250 2004 11.2 10.715 2003 10.4 10.370 2002 9.6 10.180 2001 8.8 10.130 2000 7.9 10.070 Ecological Footprint
Ecological Footprint (global hectares per person) · lower is better
EritreaWorld median
Eritrea fell from 1.385 in 2000 to 0.714 in 2025; the world median went from 1.95 to 2.296.
Every year’s figures
Year Eritrea World median 2025 0.714 2.2963 2024 0.728 2.3139 2023 0.738 2.3174 2022 0.748 2.2724 2021 0.769 2.3370 2020 0.775 2.3057 2019 0.841 2.2578 2018 0.835 2.2485 2017 0.818 2.2209 2016 0.794 2.2308 2015 0.823 2.3000 2014 0.811 2.3814 2013 0.831 2.3363 2012 0.836 2.4200 2011 0.861 2.4794 2010 0.838 2.3679 2009 0.846 2.2224 2008 0.851 2.1727 2007 0.996 2.2036 2006 1.027 2.1203 2005 1.218 2.1512 2004 1.230 2.1055 2003 1.226 2.0449 2002 1.092 2.1195 2001 1.426 2.2004 2000 1.385 1.9499
03In context
Eritrea beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 186 countries on environment & sustainability, never a place within the region.
Eritrea and the countries it borders
Standing among all 186; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | CO₂ Emissions per CapitaFossil CO₂ (tonnes per person) | Water StressFreshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%) | Organic Agricultural AreaOrganic share of agricultural land (%) | Ecological FootprintEcological Footprint (global hectares per person) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eritrea | =15th | 0.21 | 11.18 | — | 0.714 |
 Djibouti | 30th | 0.483 | 6.33 | — | — |
 Ethiopiacompare | 52nd | 0.135 | 32.26 | 0.59 | 0.877 |
 Sudan | =126th | 0.353 | 118.66 | 0.03 | 1.269 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Eastern Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 186.
Placed either side on environment & sustainability
The countries immediately above and below Eritrea in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Eritrea is ahead of the world, and behind
37 more statistics filed under environment & sustainability, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median2
Statistics on which Eritrea does better than the middle country measured.
Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP)EIA · 2024 · world median 2.7381.5872.738▼ Worsened since 2014
Eritrea: 1.587 · world median 2.738 · Energy use per dollar of GDP (thousand Btu per US$ at PPP). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.666 to 17.45; lower is better.
Wind and Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 5.27911.115.279▲ Improved since 2014
Eritrea: 11.11 · world median 5.279 · Wind and solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 69.12; higher is better.
Behind the world median16
Statistics on which Eritrea does worse than the middle country measured.
World Risk IndexInstitute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum · 2025 · world median 4.176.034.17No real change since 2015
Eritrea: 6.03 · world median 4.17 · WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk). Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.18 to 46.56; lower is better.
Position 77th of 193 · derived, 1st = worst.
PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · 2023 · world median 14.4521.714.45▲ Improved since 2013
Eritrea: 21.7 · world median 14.45 · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³). Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 68.2; lower is better.
Position 68th of 220 · derived, 1st = worst.
Carbon Intensity of ElectricityEmber · 2024 · world median 433.75591.11433.75▲ Improved since 2014
Eritrea: 591.11 · world median 433.75 · Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 23.73 to 1,306; lower is better.
Position 45th of 165 · derived, 1st = worst.
Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per CapitaFAO · 2022 · world median 2,528821.252,528No real change since 2012
Eritrea: 821.25 · world median 2,528 · Renewable internal freshwater (cubic metres per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 445,023; higher is better.
Position 136th of 181 · derived.
Renewable Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 32.0611.1132.06▲ Improved since 2014
Eritrea: 11.11 · world median 32.06 · Renewables (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Position 124th of 162 · derived.
Low-Carbon Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 37.3211.1137.32▲ Improved since 2014
Eritrea: 11.11 · world median 37.32 · Low-carbon sources (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Position 125th of 162 · derived.
Children's Climate Risk IndexUNICEF · 2020 · world median 57.15No earlier reading
Eritrea: 7.1 · world median 5 · Children's Climate Risk Index (0–10, higher is more risk). UNICEF, 2021 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 8.7; lower is better.
Ranked 31st of 163 by UNICEF (1st = worst).
Annual Forest Area Change RateFAO · 2025 · world median 0-0.410▼ Worsened since 2015
Eritrea: -0.41 · world median 0 · Compound annual change in forest area over the interval ending that year (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.29 to 12.3; higher is better.
Baseline Water Stress (Aqueduct)WRI · 2019 · world median 1.6633.9431.663No earlier reading
Eritrea: 3.943 · world median 1.663 · Baseline water stress score (0–5). World Resources Institute (WRI), 2023 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 5; lower is better.
Forest Area within Legally Established Protected AreasFAO · 2025 · world median 18.185.4818.18No real change since 2015
Eritrea: 5.48 · world median 18.18 · Forest within legally established protected areas, as a share of the country's 2015 forest area (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy)FAO · 2024 · world median 3.142.333.14▼ Worsened since 2015
Eritrea: 2.33 · world median 3.14 · Current status score, from 1 (worst) to 5 (best), averaged over up to seven sub-indicators. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.67 to 4.57; higher is better.
Position 158th of 186 · derived.
Planetary pressures-adjusted HDIUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.6780.4960.678▲ Improved since 2013
Eritrea: 0.496 · world median 0.678 · PHDI (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.276 to 0.827; higher is better.
Position 138th of 156 · derived.
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.13.616.1No real change since 2013
Eritrea: 3.6 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN)Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 0.450.6290.45▲ Improved since 2014
Eritrea: 0.629 · world median 0.45 · ND-GAIN Vulnerability (0–1, where 1 is the most vulnerable). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.263 to 0.655; lower is better.
Ranked 185th of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.
Agricultural Emissions IntensityFAO · 2023 · world median 1.56512.081.565No real change since 2013
Eritrea: 12.08 · world median 1.565 · Greenhouse gases from farming per value of agricultural output (kg CO₂eq per international dollar). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 28.2; lower is better.
Position 5th of 190 · derived, 1st = worst.
ND-GAIN Country IndexNotre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 47.4427.3647.44No real change since 2014
Eritrea: 27.36 · world median 47.44 · ND-GAIN Index (0–100, where 100 is best placed to adapt). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 26.42 to 71.85; higher is better.
Ranked 187th of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.
Level with the median, or no median to compare1
Coal Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Eritrea: 0 · world median 0 · Coal (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 98.25; lower is better.
No better end18
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Water Withdrawal by SectorFAO · 2022 · world median 62.1494.562.14No real change since 2012
Eritrea: 94.5 · world median 62.14 · Freshwater withdrawn for agriculture (% of total). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.48.
Position 9th of 171 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Population Living Below 5 m ElevationCenter for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University · 2015 · world median 2.95415.492.954No real change since 1990
Eritrea: 15.49 · world median 2.954 · Population living below 5 m elevation (% of total population). Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University, 2015 edition, data for 2015.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 78.48.
Agricultural LandFAO · 2023 · world median 37.9662.6537.96No real change since 2013
Eritrea: 62.65 · world median 37.96 · Agricultural land (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.445 to 86.48.
Position 33rd of 209 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 3.04911.113.049Moved since 2014
Eritrea: 11.11 · world median 3.049 · Solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50.
Arable Land per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 0.1090.1990.109No real change since 2013
Eritrea: 0.199 · world median 0.109 · Arable land (hectares per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1.459.
Position 61st of 206 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Burned AreaGWIS · 2025 · world median 13,82459,07413,824Moved since 2015
Eritrea: 59,074 · world median 13,824 · Burned area (hectares). European Commission Joint Research Centre — Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50,562,035.
Mangrove AreaGlobal Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, JAXA, soloEO, Wetlands International, The Nature Conservancy) · 2025 · world median 8,9277,1558,927No real change since 2015
Eritrea: 7,155 · world median 8,927 · Mangrove forest area (hectares). Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, JAXA, soloEO, Wetlands International, The Nature Conservancy), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.524 to 3,146,544.
Land Under Cereal ProductionFAO · 2023 · world median 689,278478,301689,278No real change since 2013
Eritrea: 478,301 · world median 689,278 · Land under cereal production (hectares). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 103,715,108.
Position 99th of 179 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Agricultural EmissionsFAO · 2023 · world median 8,6354,9058,635No real change since 2013
Eritrea: 4,905 · world median 8,635 · Farm-gate emissions (kt CO₂eq). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,044,508.
Position 122nd of 193 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Methane EmissionsEDGAR · 2025 · world median 325.69150.41325.69No real change since 2015
Eritrea: 150.41 · world median 325.69 · Methane emissions (gigagrams of CH₄). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (EDGAR), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.048 to 51,093.
Solar Electricity Installed CapacityEIA · 2024 · world median 0.1440.0250.144Moved since 2014
Eritrea: 0.025 · world median 0.144 · Solar generating capacity installed (gigawatts). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 886.66.
Forest AreaFAO · 2023 · world median 31.088.6331.08No real change since 2013
Eritrea: 8.63 · world median 31.08 · Forest area (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 94.45.
Position 170th of 210 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Livestock DensityFAO · 2023 · world median 0.5350.240.535No real change since 2013
Eritrea: 0.24 · world median 0.535 · Livestock units per hectare of agricultural land. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 43.97.
Position 151st of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Cropland Nitrogen BalanceFAO · 2023 · world median 37.6310.1937.63Moved since 2013
Eritrea: 10.19 · world median 37.63 · Nitrogen surplus (+) or deficit (−) on cropland, kg per hectare. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -555.52 to 1,199.
Fisheries and Aquaculture ProductionFAO · 2024 · world median 52,3752,48552,375Moved since 2014
Eritrea: 2,485 · world median 52,375 · Fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic animals caught or farmed, tonnes (live weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 70,500,841.
Tree Cover LossWorld Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland) · 2025 · world median 3,7750.0743,775Moved since 2015
Eritrea: 0.074 · world median 3,775 · Tree cover loss (hectares, where canopy cover exceeded 30% in 2000). World Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 6,225,187.
Pesticide Use per HectareFAO · 2024 · world median 1.730.041.73No real change since 2014
Eritrea: 0.04 · world median 1.73 · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.72.
Position 171st of 178 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Fertilizer Consumption per HectareFAO · 2023 · world median 87.361.87487.36No real change since 2013
Eritrea: 1.874 · world median 87.36 · Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 2,926.
Position 183rd of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Eritrea
Adjusted Net Savings (last 2000), Agricultural Irrigated Land, Consumption-Based CO₂ Emissions, Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, Meat Supply per Person, Municipal Solid Waste Generation, Operating Coal Power Capacity, Operating Wind Power Capacity, Organic Agricultural Area, Temperature Change on Land (last 2022), Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP) (last 2011), Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation and World Energy Trilemma Index. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Environment & Sustainability among Eritrea’s 14 topics
Environment & Sustainability is Eritrea’s best-placed topic of 14. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 15th of 1863/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 117th of 1824/4 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 126th of 1773/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeingjoint 152nd of 2002/4 keys
- Energyjoint 127th of 1652/3 keys
- Risk & Resilience162nd of 1933/4 keys
- Gender & Equality165th of 1832/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital181st of 1963/3 keys
- Digital & Technology190th of 1983/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture179th of 1842/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge194th of 1982/4 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 191st of 1943/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties198th of 1983/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade177th of 1772/4 keys
No standing on Economy & Innovation, Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on environment & sustainability
The three countries placed highest of 186, and the leaders Eritrea can most readily be measured against.
1
AngolaMiddle Africa
1st of 186 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Paulo César Santos derivative work: Jjtkk · CC0, greyscale
- 2
São Tomé and PríncipeMiddle Africa
2nd of 186 · 3 of 4 keys
3
Sierra LeoneWestern Africa
3rd of 186 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Annabel Symington derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
Angola1st3/4 keysHighest in Eastern Africa
South Sudan9th2/4 keysThis page
Eritrea=15th3/4 keys
Positions out of 186 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Eritrea on environment & sustainability: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Eritrea rank on environment & sustainability?
Eritrea is placed joint 15th of 186 countries on Environment & Sustainability in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (CO₂ Emissions per Capita, Water Stress and Ecological Footprint). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest CO₂ Emissions per Capita figure for Eritrea?
0.21 in 2024 (fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)), according to Global Carbon Project. The world median in the same edition was 3.21.
What is the latest Water Stress figure for Eritrea?
11.18 in 2023 (freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)), according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The world median in the same edition was 10.
How does Eritrea compare with Ethiopia on environment & sustainability?
Ethiopia is placed 52nd of 186, and Eritrea joint 15th. CO₂ Emissions per Capita: Ethiopia 0.135, Eritrea 0.21; Water Stress: Ethiopia 32.26, Eritrea 11.18; Ecological Footprint: Ethiopia 0.877, Eritrea 0.714.
How have Eritrea’s environment & sustainability figures changed?
CO₂ Emissions per Capita fell from 0.269 in 2000 to 0.21 in 2024; Water Stress rose from 7.94 in 2000 to 11.18 in 2023; Ecological Footprint fell from 1.385 in 2000 to 0.714 in 2025.
Which environment & sustainability statistics are missing for Eritrea?
No current reading is published for Eritrea on Adjusted Net Savings, Agricultural Irrigated Land, Consumption-Based CO₂ Emissions, Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, Meat Supply per Person, Municipal Solid Waste Generation, Operating Coal Power Capacity, Operating Wind Power Capacity, Organic Agricultural Area, Temperature Change on Land, Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP), Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation and World Energy Trilemma Index. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Air quality and biodiversity are not keys, because the site does not yet hold data for them that passes every test. Forest cover, farmland, farm emissions and the renewable share of electricity are published here as context. Exposure to natural hazards belongs to Risk & Resilience.
How the Environment & Sustainability standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The environment & sustainability method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- CO₂ Emissions per Capita — Global Carbon Project, CC BY 4.0
- Water Stress — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
- Organic Agricultural Area — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
- Ecological Footprint — Global Footprint Network, CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 37 statistics on this page come from 14 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Eritrea’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Eritrea (banner) — Original photograph taken by User:Voice of Clam , edited by jjron - adjusted levels, reduced highlights, sharpened. derivative work: Jjtkk, Public domain
- Angola — Paulo César Santos derivative work: Jjtkk, CC0
- Sierra Leone — Annabel Symington derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Eritrea: Environment & Sustainability — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/eritrea/environment