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
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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

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.