Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 4.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Ethiopia, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 4.7% for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in 2024.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 136.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Ethiopia peaked at 5.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, -1.5%, in 1992.
That places Ethiopia 6th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | -0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.6% | -1.5% | -0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 0.5% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 1.4% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.5% | 5.7% | 5 |
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 share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Ethiopia?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Ethiopia was 4.7% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.5% in 1992.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Ethiopia ranks 6th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 136.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.