Bolivia vs Ethiopia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Bolivia
8.38 billion tonnes
in 2024
Ethiopia
8.90 billion tonnes
in 2024
Bolivia rank
22nd
Ethiopia rank
21st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Bolivia
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 8.90 billion tonnes against 8.38 billion tonnes in Bolivia, a difference of 517.26 million tonnes.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 22nd and Ethiopia ranks 21st of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 14 and Ethiopia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 224.68 million tonnes | 68.75 million tonnes | 155.94 million tonnes | Bolivia |
| 1860s | 529.39 million tonnes | 142.81 million tonnes | 386.58 million tonnes | Bolivia |
| 1870s | 475.07 million tonnes | 201.37 million tonnes | 273.70 million tonnes | Bolivia |
| 1880s | 514.95 million tonnes | 265.45 million tonnes | 249.50 million tonnes | Bolivia |
| 1890s | 856.09 million tonnes | 331.60 million tonnes | 524.49 million tonnes | Bolivia |
| 1900s | 1.20 billion tonnes | 444.51 million tonnes | 755.28 million tonnes | Bolivia |
| 1910s | 1.54 billion tonnes | 642.21 million tonnes | 902.72 million tonnes | Bolivia |
| 1920s | 2.03 billion tonnes | 914.65 million tonnes | 1.12 billion tonnes | Bolivia |
| 1930s | 2.54 billion tonnes | 1.32 billion tonnes | 1.23 billion tonnes | Bolivia |
| 1940s | 2.97 billion tonnes | 1.90 billion tonnes | 1.08 billion tonnes | Bolivia |
| 1950s | 3.28 billion tonnes | 2.85 billion tonnes | 429.75 million tonnes | Bolivia |
| 1960s | 3.63 billion tonnes | 4.02 billion tonnes | 389.20 million tonnes | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 3.96 billion tonnes | 4.97 billion tonnes | 1.01 billion tonnes | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 4.40 billion tonnes | 5.30 billion tonnes | 904.22 million tonnes | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 5.07 billion tonnes | 5.01 billion tonnes | 61.83 million tonnes | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 6.51 billion tonnes | 5.47 billion tonnes | 1.04 billion tonnes | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 7.55 billion tonnes | 6.88 billion tonnes | 665.23 million tonnes | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 8.17 billion tonnes | 8.47 billion tonnes | 297.14 million tonnes | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Bolivia or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 8.90 billion tonnes against 8.38 billion tonnes in Bolivia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Bolivia and Ethiopia?
- 517.26 million tonnes, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Ethiopia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and Ethiopia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Bolivia ranks 22nd and Ethiopia ranks 21st of 197 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 land-use change. 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 land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.