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
Latest (2022)
0.0628 kilograms per international-$
Change on year
down 11.6%
World rank
162nd
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.0924 kilograms per international-$
in 2004
All-time low
0.0047 kilograms per international-$
in 1951
Years of data
73
1950–2022
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-$, in 1951.
Ethiopia ranks 162nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | kilograms per international-$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0069 kilograms per international-$ | — |
| 1951 | 0.0047 kilograms per international-$ | -31.2% |
| 1952 | 0.0073 kilograms per international-$ | +54.8% |
| 1953 | 0.0128 kilograms per international-$ | +74.9% |
| 1954 | 0.0189 kilograms per international-$ | +48.1% |
| 1955 | 0.015 kilograms per international-$ | -20.5% |
| 1956 | 0.0155 kilograms per international-$ | +3.2% |
| 1957 | 0.0208 kilograms per international-$ | +34.3% |
| 1958 | 0.0199 kilograms per international-$ | -4.3% |
| 1959 | 0.0205 kilograms per international-$ | +2.7% |
| 1960 | 0.0204 kilograms per international-$ | -0.6% |
| 1961 | 0.0188 kilograms per international-$ | -7.8% |
| 1962 | 0.021 kilograms per international-$ | +11.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0197 kilograms per international-$ | -6.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0182 kilograms per international-$ | -7.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0272 kilograms per international-$ | +49.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0334 kilograms per international-$ | +23.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0417 kilograms per international-$ | +24.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0661 kilograms per international-$ | +58.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0614 kilograms per international-$ | -7.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0577 kilograms per international-$ | -6.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0619 kilograms per international-$ | +7.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0448 kilograms per international-$ | -27.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0541 kilograms per international-$ | +20.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0529 kilograms per international-$ | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0368 kilograms per international-$ | -30.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0348 kilograms per international-$ | -5.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0302 kilograms per international-$ | -13.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0399 kilograms per international-$ | +31.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0506 kilograms per international-$ | +26.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0477 kilograms per international-$ | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0478 kilograms per international-$ | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0373 kilograms per international-$ | -22.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0443 kilograms per international-$ | +18.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0406 kilograms per international-$ | -8.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0474 kilograms per international-$ | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0543 kilograms per international-$ | +14.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0578 kilograms per international-$ | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0586 kilograms per international-$ | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0611 kilograms per international-$ | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0663 kilograms per international-$ | +8.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0714 kilograms per international-$ | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0784 kilograms per international-$ | +9.8% |
| 1993 | 0.079 kilograms per international-$ | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.054 kilograms per international-$ | -31.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0588 kilograms per international-$ | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0606 kilograms per international-$ | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0605 kilograms per international-$ | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0646 kilograms per international-$ | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0639 kilograms per international-$ | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0688 kilograms per international-$ | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0813 kilograms per international-$ | +18.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0813 kilograms per international-$ | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0904 kilograms per international-$ | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0924 kilograms per international-$ | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0804 kilograms per international-$ | -12.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0791 kilograms per international-$ | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0795 kilograms per international-$ | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0805 kilograms per international-$ | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0747 kilograms per international-$ | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0674 kilograms per international-$ | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0701 kilograms per international-$ | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0687 kilograms per international-$ | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0759 kilograms per international-$ | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0813 kilograms per international-$ | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.08 kilograms per international-$ | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0825 kilograms per international-$ | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0765 kilograms per international-$ | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0782 kilograms per international-$ | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0774 kilograms per international-$ | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0704 kilograms per international-$ | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0711 kilograms per international-$ | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0628 kilograms per international-$ | -11.6% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.0628 kilograms per international-$ is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1236 kilograms per international-$, 51% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.0628 kilograms per international-$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.158 kilograms per international-$, 40% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | +74.9% | 0.0073 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0128 kilograms per international-$ |
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
- 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 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-$).