Ethiopia vs Qatar: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
Ethiopia
49.49 million tonnes
in 2024
Qatar
45.67 million tonnes
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
74th
Qatar rank
76th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Ethiopia
- Qatar
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 49.49 million tonnes against 45.67 million tonnes in Qatar, a difference of 3.83 million tonnes.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 74th and Qatar ranks 76th of 211 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 6 and Qatar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 39,977 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 39,977 tonnes | Ethiopia |
| 1950s | 81,381 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 81,381 tonnes | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 296,749 tonnes | 2,544 tonnes | 294,205 tonnes | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 994,887 tonnes | 510,632 tonnes | 484,255 tonnes | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 1.72 million tonnes | 1.70 million tonnes | 19,286 tonnes | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 3.29 million tonnes | 3.75 million tonnes | 465,342 tonnes | Qatar |
| 2000s | 7.00 million tonnes | 9.08 million tonnes | 2.08 million tonnes | Qatar |
| 2010s | 19.59 million tonnes | 25.98 million tonnes | 6.39 million tonnes | Qatar |
| 2020s | 43.45 million tonnes | 41.81 million tonnes | 1.64 million tonnes | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, Ethiopia or Qatar?
- Ethiopia, at 49.49 million tonnes against 45.67 million tonnes in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between Ethiopia and Qatar?
- 3.83 million tonnes, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Qatar?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Qatar rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- Ethiopia ranks 74th and Qatar ranks 76th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.