Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity was 23.08 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2025. ▼ Falling
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Ethiopia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 23.08 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in 2025.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Ethiopia peaked at 35.91 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2009 and was at its lowest, 22.81 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, in 2021.
Ethiopia ranks 211th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.73 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 30.03 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 35.91 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.54 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 23.23 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 31.94 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.47 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 22.81 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 24.33 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 208 Nepal 24.26 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 209 Costa Rica 24.2 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 210 Bhutan 23.64 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 212 Lesotho 20.83 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 213 Central African Republic 0 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
More climate change data for Ethiopia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 3.6% (2100)
- Population growth 2.6% (2025)
- Population, total 135.47 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.6% (2025)
- Urban population 32.66 million (2025)
- Urban population 24.1% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.1351 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 330.23 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.1351 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.1351 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Ethiopia?
- Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Ethiopia was 23.08 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.91 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2009.
- What is the lowest lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.81 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2021.
- How does Ethiopia rank for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Ethiopia ranks 211th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.