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.
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.4% | — |
| 1962 | 2.5% | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 2.6% | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 2.6% | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 2.7% | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 2.6% | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 2.6% | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 2.8% | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 2.8% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 2.8% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 2.7% | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 2.7% | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 2.7% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 2.6% | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 2.4% | -5.5% |
| 1976 | 2.5% | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 1.9% | -23.7% |
| 1978 | 1.7% | -12.0% |
| 1979 | 1.5% | -12.6% |
| 1980 | 0.6% | -62.7% |
| 1981 | 2.5% | +354.1% |
| 1982 | 3.9% | +54.6% |
| 1983 | 2.8% | -28.0% |
| 1984 | 2.6% | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 2.8% | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 3.0% | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 3.4% | +15.2% |
| 1988 | 3.9% | +14.6% |
| 1989 | 3.8% | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 3.7% | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 4.3% | +17.0% |
| 1992 | 4.2% | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 3.5% | -16.5% |
| 1994 | 3.5% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 3.4% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 3.3% | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 3.2% | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 3.1% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 3.1% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 2.6% | -1.3% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 2.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.6%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 2.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.3%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +354.1% | 0.6% | 2.5% |
| 1980 | -62.7% | 1.5% | 0.6% |
| 1982 | +54.6% | 2.5% | 3.9% |
| 1983 | -28.0% | 3.9% | 2.8% |
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
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 467.87 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 87,053 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 27,625 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 59,429 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 104.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,122 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,042 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,650 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 392.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 17.55 kt (2050)
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.