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Change air pollutant emissions in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Change air pollutant emissions was 7.75 million in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
7.75 million
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
8th
of 220 countries
All-time high
7.75 million
in 2022
All-time low
170,685
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022

Change air pollutant emissions in Ethiopia, 1750–2022

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M175018862022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 7.75 million for change air pollutant emissions in 2022. That is the highest value across all 273 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, change air pollutant emissions in Ethiopia peaked at 7.75 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 170,685, in 1750.

That places Ethiopia 8th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Change air pollutant emissions in Ethiopia, year by year

Year Value Change
1750 170,685 —
1751 171,008 +0.2%
1752 171,332 +0.2%
1753 171,655 +0.2%
1754 171,978 +0.2%
1755 172,301 +0.2%
1756 172,624 +0.2%
1757 172,947 +0.2%
1758 173,270 +0.2%
1759 173,593 +0.2%
1760 173,916 +0.2%
1761 174,238 +0.2%
1762 174,559 +0.2%
1763 174,881 +0.2%
1764 175,202 +0.2%
1765 175,523 +0.2%
1766 175,845 +0.2%
1767 176,166 +0.2%
1768 176,487 +0.2%
1769 176,809 +0.2%
1770 177,130 +0.2%
1771 177,449 +0.2%
1772 177,769 +0.2%
1773 178,089 +0.2%
1774 178,408 +0.2%
1775 178,728 +0.2%
1776 179,047 +0.2%
1777 179,367 +0.2%
1778 179,686 +0.2%
1779 180,005 +0.2%
1780 180,325 +0.2%
1781 180,642 +0.2%
1782 180,960 +0.2%
1783 181,278 +0.2%
1784 181,595 +0.2%
1785 181,913 +0.2%
1786 182,230 +0.2%
1787 182,547 +0.2%
1788 182,865 +0.2%
1789 183,182 +0.2%
1790 183,499 +0.2%
1791 183,814 +0.2%
1792 184,130 +0.2%
1793 184,445 +0.2%
1794 184,760 +0.2%
1795 185,075 +0.2%
1796 185,390 +0.2%
1797 185,705 +0.2%
1798 186,020 +0.2%
1799 186,335 +0.2%
1800 186,650 +0.2%
1801 186,963 +0.2%
1802 187,276 +0.2%
1803 187,589 +0.2%
1804 187,901 +0.2%
1805 188,214 +0.2%
1806 188,526 +0.2%
1807 188,839 +0.2%
1808 189,151 +0.2%
1809 189,463 +0.2%
1810 189,776 +0.2%
1811 190,086 +0.2%
1812 190,396 +0.2%
1813 190,706 +0.2%
1814 191,015 +0.2%
1815 191,325 +0.2%
1816 191,635 +0.2%
1817 191,944 +0.2%
1818 192,254 +0.2%
1819 192,563 +0.2%
1820 192,873 +0.2%
1821 200,996 +4.2%
1822 209,118 +4.0%
1823 217,237 +3.9%
1824 225,354 +3.7%
1825 233,469 +3.6%
1826 241,582 +3.5%
1827 249,692 +3.4%
1828 257,800 +3.2%
1829 265,906 +3.1%
1830 274,010 +3.0%
1831 282,108 +3.0%
1832 290,203 +2.9%
1833 298,296 +2.8%
1834 306,387 +2.7%
1835 314,475 +2.6%
1836 322,561 +2.6%
1837 330,644 +2.5%
1838 338,725 +2.4%
1839 346,803 +2.4%
1840 354,879 +2.3%
1841 362,947 +2.3%
1842 371,013 +2.2%
1843 379,076 +2.2%
1844 387,137 +2.1%
1845 395,194 +2.1%
1846 403,249 +2.0%
1847 411,302 +2.0%
1848 419,351 +2.0%
1849 427,399 +1.9%
1850 435,443 +1.9%
1851 438,027 +0.6%
1852 440,596 +0.6%
1853 443,152 +0.6%
1854 445,694 +0.6%
1855 448,221 +0.6%
1856 450,733 +0.6%
1857 453,229 +0.6%
1858 455,710 +0.5%
1859 458,175 +0.5%
1860 460,624 +0.5%
1861 463,057 +0.5%
1862 465,473 +0.5%
1863 467,873 +0.5%
1864 470,257 +0.5%
1865 472,623 +0.5%
1866 475,169 +0.5%
1867 478,189 +0.6%
1868 481,235 +0.6%
1869 484,308 +0.6%
1870 487,407 +0.6%
1871 490,533 +0.6%
1872 493,685 +0.6%
1873 496,864 +0.6%
1874 500,068 +0.6%
1875 503,300 +0.6%
1876 506,557 +0.6%
1877 509,840 +0.6%
1878 513,150 +0.6%
1879 516,485 +0.6%
1880 519,846 +0.7%
1881 523,232 +0.7%
1882 526,644 +0.7%
1883 530,080 +0.7%
1884 533,542 +0.7%
1885 537,029 +0.7%
1886 540,540 +0.7%
1887 544,074 +0.7%
1888 547,633 +0.7%
1889 551,216 +0.7%
1890 554,822 +0.7%
1891 564,876 +1.8%
1892 575,114 +1.8%
1893 585,537 +1.8%
1894 596,149 +1.8%
1895 606,953 +1.8%
1896 617,952 +1.8%
1897 629,149 +1.8%
1898 640,547 +1.8%
1899 652,148 +1.8%
1900 663,958 +1.8%
1901 676,891 +1.9%
1902 690,070 +1.9%
1903 703,500 +1.9%
1904 717,184 +1.9%
1905 731,127 +1.9%
1906 745,334 +1.9%
1907 759,807 +1.9%
1908 774,553 +1.9%
1909 789,574 +1.9%
1910 804,877 +1.9%
1911 820,464 +1.9%
1912 836,342 +1.9%
1913 852,513 +1.9%
1914 866,531 +1.6%
1915 880,764 +1.6%
1916 895,214 +1.6%
1917 909,884 +1.6%
1918 924,775 +1.6%
1919 939,891 +1.6%
1920 947,509 +0.8%
1921 967,555 +2.1%
1922 987,803 +2.1%
1923 1.01 million +2.1%
1924 1.03 million +2.0%
1925 1.05 million +2.0%
1926 1.07 million +2.0%
1927 1.09 million +2.0%
1928 1.11 million +2.0%
1929 1.14 million +1.9%
1930 1.16 million +1.9%
1931 1.18 million +1.9%
1932 1.20 million +1.9%
1933 1.22 million +1.9%
1934 1.25 million +1.9%
1935 1.27 million +1.8%
1936 1.29 million +1.9%
1937 1.32 million +1.8%
1938 1.34 million +1.8%
1939 1.37 million +1.8%
1940 1.39 million +1.8%
1941 1.41 million +1.8%
1942 1.44 million +1.8%
1943 1.46 million +1.8%
1944 1.49 million +1.7%
1945 1.52 million +1.7%
1946 1.54 million +1.7%
1947 1.57 million +1.8%
1948 1.60 million +1.8%
1949 1.63 million +1.8%
1950 1.66 million +1.9%
1951 1.68 million +1.5%
1952 1.71 million +1.6%
1953 1.74 million +1.7%
1954 1.76 million +1.6%
1955 1.79 million +1.4%
1956 1.82 million +1.5%
1957 1.85 million +1.7%
1958 1.87 million +1.5%
1959 1.90 million +1.6%
1960 1.94 million +1.6%
1961 1.97 million +1.6%
1962 2.00 million +1.8%
1963 2.04 million +1.7%
1964 2.07 million +1.7%
1965 2.11 million +2.1%
1966 2.19 million +3.5%
1967 2.26 million +3.5%
1968 2.36 million +4.0%
1969 2.43 million +3.2%
1970 2.52 million +3.7%
1971 2.56 million +1.7%
1972 2.62 million +2.0%
1973 2.68 million +2.3%
1974 2.72 million +1.8%
1975 2.76 million +1.1%
1976 2.78 million +0.9%
1977 2.79 million +0.4%
1978 2.81 million +0.4%
1979 2.83 million +0.8%
1980 2.85 million +1.0%
1981 2.90 million +1.7%
1982 2.95 million +1.5%
1983 3.01 million +2.1%
1984 3.07 million +2.2%
1985 3.15 million +2.3%
1986 3.21 million +2.1%
1987 3.28 million +2.1%
1988 3.36 million +2.4%
1989 3.44 million +2.4%
1990 3.53 million +2.5%
1991 3.62 million +2.6%
1992 3.68 million +1.7%
1993 3.80 million +3.5%
1994 4.35 million +14.4%
1995 4.50 million +3.4%
1996 4.64 million +3.2%
1997 4.78 million +3.0%
1998 4.92 million +2.9%
1999 5.06 million +2.9%
2000 5.20 million +2.9%
2001 5.36 million +3.0%
2002 5.52 million +3.0%
2003 5.68 million +2.9%
2004 5.85 million +2.9%
2005 6.01 million +2.8%
2006 6.18 million +2.8%
2007 6.35 million +2.7%
2008 6.53 million +2.9%
2009 6.61 million +1.3%
2010 6.79 million +2.7%
2011 6.99 million +2.9%
2012 7.19 million +2.9%
2013 7.38 million +2.7%
2014 7.58 million +2.7%
2015 7.60 million +0.3%
2016 7.64 million +0.5%
2017 7.66 million +0.3%
2018 7.68 million +0.3%
2019 7.71 million +0.3%
2020 7.71 million +0.1%
2021 7.74 million +0.3%
2022 7.75 million +0.2%

Ethiopia compared with similar countries

  • Ethiopia's 7.75 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 576,398, 13.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Ethiopia's 7.75 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 552,241, 14.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1750s 172,139 170,685 173,593 10
1760s 175,363 173,916 176,809 10
1770s 178,568 177,130 180,005 10
1780s 181,754 180,325 183,182 10
1790s 184,917 183,499 186,335 10
1800s 188,057 186,650 189,463 10
1810s 191,170 189,776 192,563 10
1820s 229,403 192,873 265,906 10
1830s 310,421 274,010 346,803 10
1840s 391,155 354,879 427,399 10
1850s 446,898 435,443 458,175 10
1860s 471,881 460,624 484,308 10
1870s 501,789 487,407 516,485 10
1880s 535,384 519,846 551,216 10
1890s 602,325 554,822 652,148 10
1900s 725,200 663,958 789,574 10
1910s 873,126 804,877 939,891 10
1920s 1.04 million 947,509 1.14 million 10
1930s 1.26 million 1.16 million 1.37 million 10
1940s 1.50 million 1.39 million 1.63 million 10
1950s 1.78 million 1.66 million 1.90 million 10
1960s 2.14 million 1.94 million 2.43 million 10
1970s 2.71 million 2.52 million 2.83 million 10
1980s 3.12 million 2.85 million 3.44 million 10
1990s 4.29 million 3.53 million 5.06 million 10
2000s 5.93 million 5.20 million 6.61 million 10
2010s 7.42 million 6.79 million 7.71 million 10
2020s 7.74 million 7.71 million 7.75 million 3

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 5 Pakistan 13.68 million compare
  2. 6 Indonesia 13.06 million compare
  3. 7 Brazil 7.96 million compare
  4. 9 Russia 7.02 million compare
  5. 10 Thailand 6.89 million compare
  6. 11 Vietnam 5.97 million compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is change air pollutant emissions in Ethiopia?
Change air pollutant emissions in Ethiopia was 7.75 million in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest change air pollutant emissions recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 7.75 million in 2022.
What is the lowest change air pollutant emissions recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 170,685 in 1750.
How does Ethiopia rank for change air pollutant emissions?
Ethiopia ranks 8th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is change air pollutant emissions rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change air pollutant emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Change air pollutant emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
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