Ethiopia vs Zimbabwe: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Ethiopia
266,630 tonnes
in 2024
Zimbabwe
257,859 tonnes
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
64th
Zimbabwe rank
65th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Ethiopia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 266,630 tonnes against 257,859 tonnes in Zimbabwe, a difference of 8,771 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1942 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 64th and Zimbabwe ranks 65th of 215 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 tonnes | 522,721 tonnes | 522,721 tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 33,336 tonnes | 110,390 tonnes | 77,053 tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 132,944 tonnes | 51,072 tonnes | 81,872 tonnes | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 17,770 tonnes | 268,777 tonnes | 251,007 tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 94,998 tonnes | 668,199 tonnes | 573,201 tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 30,016 tonnes | -38,956 tonnes | 68,972 tonnes | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 335,917 tonnes | -747,435 tonnes | 1.08 million tonnes | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 1.07 million tonnes | 201,703 tonnes | 870,666 tonnes | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 132,029 tonnes | 686,872 tonnes | 554,843 tonnes | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Ethiopia or Zimbabwe?
- Ethiopia, at 266,630 tonnes against 257,859 tonnes in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Ethiopia and Zimbabwe?
- 8,771 tonnes, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zimbabwe?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1942 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Zimbabwe rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Ethiopia ranks 64th and Zimbabwe ranks 65th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.