Azerbaijan vs Ethiopia: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry

Azerbaijan
49.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ethiopia
58.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
63rd
Ethiopia rank
61st

Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time

  • Azerbaijan
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 58.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 49.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Azerbaijan, a difference of 9.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Azerbaijan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 63rd and Ethiopia ranks 61st of 198 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 8 and Ethiopia in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Azerbaijan Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1850s 257,056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ethiopia
1860s 292,649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ethiopia
1870s 393,446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ethiopia
1880s 577,725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ethiopia
1890s 940,050 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ethiopia
1900s 1.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ethiopia
1910s 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ethiopia
1920s 1.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ethiopia
1930s 4.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 671,196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Azerbaijan
1940s 6.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Azerbaijan
1950s 14.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Azerbaijan
1960s 26.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Azerbaijan
1970s 42.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 30.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Azerbaijan
1980s 53.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 39.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Azerbaijan
1990s 44.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 20.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 24.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Azerbaijan
2000s 37.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 29.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Azerbaijan
2010s 41.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 44.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ethiopia
2020s 48.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 56.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Azerbaijan or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 58.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 49.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Azerbaijan as of 2024.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Azerbaijan and Ethiopia?
9.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Ethiopia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Azerbaijan and Ethiopia rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
Azerbaijan ranks 63rd and Ethiopia ranks 61st of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
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
198 places, 34,488 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.