Australia vs Ethiopia: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Australia
2.3%
in 2024
Ethiopia
1.8%
in 2024
Australia rank
8th
Ethiopia rank
10th
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Australia
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2.3% against 1.8% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 8th and Ethiopia ranks 10th of 201 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 5.6% | 0.7% | 4.9% | Australia |
| 1860s | 5.6% | 0.7% | 4.9% | Australia |
| 1870s | 5.8% | 0.8% | 5.0% | Australia |
| 1880s | 6.0% | 0.8% | 5.2% | Australia |
| 1890s | 5.3% | 0.8% | 4.5% | Australia |
| 1900s | 5.0% | 0.8% | 4.2% | Australia |
| 1910s | 5.5% | 0.9% | 4.5% | Australia |
| 1920s | 5.2% | 1.2% | 4.0% | Australia |
| 1930s | 5.0% | 1.2% | 3.8% | Australia |
| 1940s | 4.2% | 1.8% | 2.4% | Australia |
| 1950s | 3.8% | 1.8% | 2.0% | Australia |
| 1960s | 3.6% | 1.2% | 2.4% | Australia |
| 1970s | 3.6% | 1.0% | 2.6% | Australia |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 0.9% | 2.2% | Australia |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 0.9% | 2.2% | Australia |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 1.2% | 2.0% | Australia |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 1.5% | 1.2% | Australia |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 0.4% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Australia or Ethiopia?
- Australia, at 2.3% against 1.8% in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Australia and Ethiopia?
- 0.5%, 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 share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Australia ranks 8th 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 Share of global nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.