Australia vs Ethiopia: Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement
Australia
0.2%
in 2024
Ethiopia
0.2%
in 2024
Australia rank
50th
Ethiopia rank
47th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Australia
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Australia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 88 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 50th and Ethiopia ranks 47th of 211 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 10 and Ethiopia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.8% | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.9% | Australia |
| 1960s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.8% | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.6% | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from cement, Australia or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from cement between Australia and Ethiopia?
- 0.0%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ethiopia?
- 88 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Ethiopia rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from cement?
- Australia ranks 50th and Ethiopia ranks 47th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from cement in the same year.