Australia vs Ethiopia: Methane emissions

Australia
135.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ethiopia
119.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Australia rank
12th
Ethiopia rank
13th

Methane emissions over time

  • Australia
  • Ethiopia
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M185019372024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 135.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 119.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ethiopia, a difference of 16.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Australia ranks 12th and Ethiopia ranks 13th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 16 and Ethiopia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1850s 5.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ethiopia
1860s 10.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 728,233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ethiopia
1870s 14.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1880s 20.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1890s 26.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1900s 33.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 17.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1910s 41.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1920s 49.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 20.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 28.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1930s 56.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 33.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1940s 69.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 25.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 43.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1950s 93.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 31.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 61.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1960s 123.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 38.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 84.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1970s 153.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 41.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 111.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1980s 152.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 44.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 107.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1990s 161.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 51.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 109.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
2000s 167.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 69.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 97.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
2010s 164.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 98.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 65.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
2020s 138.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 117.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, Australia or Ethiopia?
Australia, at 135.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 119.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane emissions between Australia and Ethiopia?
16.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ethiopia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Australia and Ethiopia rank globally for methane emissions?
Australia ranks 12th and Ethiopia ranks 13th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Methane emissions
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
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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