Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.0628 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Ethiopia, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Ethiopia is 0.0628 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.6% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Ethiopia peaked at 0.0924 kilograms per international-$ in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0047 kilograms per international-$, in 1951.
Ethiopia ranks 162nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0142 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0047 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0208 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0328 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0182 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0661 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0464 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0302 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0619 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0497 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0373 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0611 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0657 kilograms per international-$ | 0.054 kilograms per international-$ | 0.079 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0808 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0688 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0924 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0758 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0674 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0825 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0681 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0628 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0711 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 159 Rwanda 0.0688 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 160 Malawi 0.0681 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 161 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0645 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 163 Uganda 0.0601 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 164 Switzerland 0.0589 kilograms per international-$ 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 carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Ethiopia?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Ethiopia was 0.0628 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0924 kilograms per international-$ in 2004.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0047 kilograms per international-$ in 1951.
- How does Ethiopia rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Ethiopia ranks 162nd out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).