Eritrea carbon emissions and environmental impact

Eritrea air pollution

Eritrea as an air pollution mortality rate of 173.7 per 100,000 population. The mean annual exposure of PM2.5 in Eritrea is 48.0 mg/m³, endangering 100.0% of its population according to the World Health Organisation guidelines.

Eritrea energy

The energy intensity level of primary energy in Eritrea is 4.83 MJ/$2011 PPP GDP. 16.3% of Eritrea population has access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, and the renewable energy consumption represent 79.8% of the country's total energy consumption.

Electricity production breakdown:

• Oil, gas and coal sources: 99.51%
• Renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric: 0.49%
• Renewable electricity output: 0.49%