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
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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

Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.