Ethiopia vs Greece: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Ethiopia
58.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Greece
60.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
61st
Greece rank
59th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Ethiopia
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 60.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 58.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 61st and Greece ranks 59th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 9 and Greece in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 888,523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 707,367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1860s | 1.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 763,870 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1870s | 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 782,459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1880s | 2.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 994,106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1890s | 2.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 819,820 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1900s | 2.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 872,998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1910s | 3.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1920s | 3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 142,589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1930s | 3.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 807,482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1940s | 4.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1950s | 6.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1960s | 8.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1970s | 11.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1980s | 13.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 68.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 54.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1990s | 20.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 99.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 79.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 2000s | 29.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 120.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 91.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 2010s | 44.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 89.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 2020s | 56.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 62.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Ethiopia or Greece?
- Greece, at 60.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 58.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Ethiopia and Greece?
- 1.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Greece?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Greece rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Ethiopia ranks 61st and Greece ranks 59th 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
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.