Canada vs Ethiopia: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Canada
44.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ethiopia
51.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Canada rank
11th
Ethiopia rank
10th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time
- Canada
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 51.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 44.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Canada, a difference of 6.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 11th and Ethiopia ranks 10th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 16 and Ethiopia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Canada |
| 1860s | 3.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Canada |
| 1870s | 4.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Canada |
| 1880s | 5.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Canada |
| 1890s | 6.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Canada |
| 1900s | 7.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Canada |
| 1910s | 8.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Canada |
| 1920s | 9.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Canada |
| 1930s | 10.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Canada |
| 1940s | 13.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 676,031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Canada |
| 1950s | 19.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44,450 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Canada |
| 1960s | 26.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Canada |
| 1970s | 35.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Canada |
| 1980s | 40.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Canada |
| 1990s | 43.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Canada |
| 2000s | 38.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Canada |
| 2010s | 41.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 424,950 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 44.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 51.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Canada or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 51.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 44.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Canada and Ethiopia?
- 6.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Ethiopia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Ethiopia rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
- Canada ranks 11th and Ethiopia ranks 10th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.