Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions was 2.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Ethiopia, 1961–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Ethiopia stood at 2.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Ethiopia peaked at 4.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1980.
Ethiopia ranks 24th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.3% | 1.5% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 0.6% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 3.1% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
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 annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Ethiopia?
- Annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Ethiopia was 2.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1980.
- How does Ethiopia rank for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions?
- Ethiopia ranks 24th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in gross domestic product (GDP), population, and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.