Australia vs Ethiopia: emissions of air pollutants, per capita

Australia
0.06 tonnes per person
in 2022
Ethiopia
0.0618 tonnes per person
in 2022
Australia rank
59th
Ethiopia rank
57th

emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 0.0618 tonnes per person against 0.06 tonnes per person in Australia, a difference of 0.0018 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 59th and Ethiopia ranks 57th of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Ethiopia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2435 tonnes per person 0.0887 tonnes per person 0.1547 tonnes per person Australia
1970s 0.2971 tonnes per person 0.0868 tonnes per person 0.2103 tonnes per person Australia
1980s 0.3167 tonnes per person 0.079 tonnes per person 0.2377 tonnes per person Australia
1990s 0.2789 tonnes per person 0.0756 tonnes per person 0.2034 tonnes per person Australia
2000s 0.174 tonnes per person 0.0766 tonnes per person 0.0974 tonnes per person Australia
2010s 0.0858 tonnes per person 0.0724 tonnes per person 0.0134 tonnes per person Australia
2020s 0.0621 tonnes per person 0.0634 tonnes per person 0.0013 tonnes per person Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, Australia or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 0.0618 tonnes per person against 0.06 tonnes per person in Australia as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Australia and Ethiopia?
0.0018 tonnes per person, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ethiopia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Australia and Ethiopia rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
Australia ranks 59th and Ethiopia ranks 57th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
emissions of air pollutants, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 13,011 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.