Co2 land use per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Co2 land use per capita was 1.62 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.62
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
32nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
6.9
in 1950
All-time low
-1.69
in 1992
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Co2 land use per capita in Ethiopia, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, co2 land use per capita in Ethiopia stood at 1.62.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 land use per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 6.9 in 1950 and was at its lowest, -1.69, in 1992.
Ethiopia ranks 32nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Co2 land use per capita in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.02 | — |
| 1851 | 0.7983 | -22.0% |
| 1852 | 0.6787 | -15.0% |
| 1853 | 0.6052 | -10.8% |
| 1854 | 0.5521 | -8.8% |
| 1855 | 0.508 | -8.0% |
| 1856 | 0.4699 | -7.5% |
| 1857 | 0.442 | -5.9% |
| 1858 | 0.413 | -6.5% |
| 1859 | 0.3953 | -4.3% |
| 1860 | 0.3754 | -5.0% |
| 1861 | 0.3631 | -3.3% |
| 1862 | 0.371 | +2.2% |
| 1863 | 0.3458 | -6.8% |
| 1864 | 0.3289 | -4.9% |
| 1865 | 0.3138 | -4.6% |
| 1866 | 0.3109 | -0.9% |
| 1867 | 0.2978 | -4.2% |
| 1868 | 0.2913 | -2.2% |
| 1869 | 0.2986 | +2.5% |
| 1870 | 0.3084 | +3.3% |
| 1871 | 0.3164 | +2.6% |
| 1872 | 0.3284 | +3.8% |
| 1873 | 0.3424 | +4.3% |
| 1874 | 0.3413 | -0.3% |
| 1875 | 0.3516 | +3.0% |
| 1876 | 0.3526 | +0.3% |
| 1877 | 0.3479 | -1.3% |
| 1878 | 0.3506 | +0.8% |
| 1879 | 0.3549 | +1.2% |
| 1880 | 0.3625 | +2.1% |
| 1881 | 0.3584 | -1.1% |
| 1882 | 0.3588 | +0.1% |
| 1883 | 0.3607 | +0.5% |
| 1884 | 0.3613 | +0.2% |
| 1885 | 0.3665 | +1.4% |
| 1886 | 0.3664 | -0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.3672 | +0.2% |
| 1888 | 0.3697 | +0.7% |
| 1889 | 0.37 | +0.1% |
| 1890 | 0.3744 | +1.2% |
| 1891 | 0.3707 | -1.0% |
| 1892 | 0.3708 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.3703 | -0.1% |
| 1894 | 0.3737 | +0.9% |
| 1895 | 0.3738 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.3769 | +0.8% |
| 1897 | 0.3761 | -0.2% |
| 1898 | 0.3756 | -0.1% |
| 1899 | 0.4056 | +8.0% |
| 1900 | 0.606 | +49.4% |
| 1901 | 0.7351 | +21.3% |
| 1902 | 0.8068 | +9.8% |
| 1903 | 0.8878 | +10.0% |
| 1904 | 0.945 | +6.4% |
| 1905 | 0.9885 | +4.6% |
| 1906 | 1.02 | +3.3% |
| 1907 | 1.08 | +5.5% |
| 1908 | 1.13 | +5.4% |
| 1909 | 1.13 | -0.7% |
| 1910 | 1.15 | +2.5% |
| 1911 | 1.14 | -1.3% |
| 1912 | 1.22 | +7.0% |
| 1913 | 1.22 | -0.2% |
| 1914 | 1.19 | -2.3% |
| 1915 | 1.21 | +1.5% |
| 1916 | 1.28 | +6.4% |
| 1917 | 1.29 | +0.7% |
| 1918 | 1.23 | -5.0% |
| 1919 | 1.21 | -1.3% |
| 1920 | 1.46 | +20.7% |
| 1921 | 1.63 | +11.5% |
| 1922 | 1.73 | +6.2% |
| 1923 | 1.87 | +8.3% |
| 1924 | 1.96 | +4.6% |
| 1925 | 2.01 | +2.7% |
| 1926 | 2.2 | +9.1% |
| 1927 | 2.22 | +0.9% |
| 1928 | 2.26 | +2.2% |
| 1929 | 2.35 | +3.9% |
| 1930 | 2.34 | -0.5% |
| 1931 | 2.35 | +0.3% |
| 1932 | 2.34 | -0.5% |
| 1933 | 2.41 | +2.8% |
| 1934 | 2.44 | +1.4% |
| 1935 | 2.52 | +3.3% |
| 1936 | 2.66 | +5.5% |
| 1937 | 2.62 | -1.6% |
| 1938 | 2.61 | -0.4% |
| 1939 | 2.68 | +2.6% |
| 1940 | 3.27 | +22.3% |
| 1941 | 3.56 | +8.7% |
| 1942 | 3.89 | +9.3% |
| 1943 | 4.13 | +6.1% |
| 1944 | 4.16 | +0.8% |
| 1945 | 4.26 | +2.6% |
| 1946 | 4.33 | +1.5% |
| 1947 | 4.45 | +2.9% |
| 1948 | 4.53 | +1.8% |
| 1949 | 4.6 | +1.4% |
| 1950 | 6.9 | +50.1% |
| 1951 | 6.24 | -9.7% |
| 1952 | 5.83 | -6.5% |
| 1953 | 5.67 | -2.7% |
| 1954 | 5.53 | -2.5% |
| 1955 | 5.5 | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 5.51 | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 5.56 | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 5.68 | +2.2% |
| 1959 | 5.74 | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 5.93 | +3.3% |
| 1961 | 6.17 | +4.0% |
| 1962 | 5.62 | -8.9% |
| 1963 | 4.34 | -22.7% |
| 1964 | 5.02 | +15.6% |
| 1965 | 4.96 | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 4.37 | -12.0% |
| 1967 | 4.33 | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 4.4 | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 3.57 | -18.8% |
| 1970 | 3.7 | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 3.64 | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 3.04 | -16.3% |
| 1973 | 2.69 | -11.5% |
| 1974 | 2.3 | -14.7% |
| 1975 | 2.03 | -11.6% |
| 1976 | 1.87 | -7.8% |
| 1977 | 1.71 | -8.8% |
| 1978 | 1.56 | -8.8% |
| 1979 | 1.26 | -19.0% |
| 1980 | 0.9873 | -21.7% |
| 1981 | 0.7321 | -25.9% |
| 1982 | 0.4825 | -34.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1639 | -66.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0326 | -80.1% |
| 1985 | -0.117 | -458.9% |
| 1986 | -0.2767 | +136.5% |
| 1987 | -0.4013 | +45.0% |
| 1988 | -0.4813 | +19.9% |
| 1989 | -0.5169 | +7.4% |
| 1990 | -0.5252 | +1.6% |
| 1991 | -0.4951 | -5.7% |
| 1992 | -1.69 | +240.8% |
| 1993 | -1.18 | -30.1% |
| 1994 | -0.952 | -19.3% |
| 1995 | -0.5409 | -43.2% |
| 1996 | -0.5905 | +9.2% |
| 1997 | -0.5633 | -4.6% |
| 1998 | -0.3771 | -33.0% |
| 1999 | -0.3298 | -12.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5657 | -271.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3656 | -35.4% |
| 2002 | 1.87 | +410.6% |
| 2003 | 2.62 | +40.1% |
| 2004 | 2.16 | -17.3% |
| 2005 | 2.1 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 2.03 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 1.41 | -30.8% |
| 2008 | 1.46 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 1.59 | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 1.53 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 1.13 | -26.0% |
| 2012 | 1.05 | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9091 | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 1.25 | +37.6% |
| 2015 | 1.69 | +35.4% |
| 2016 | 1.99 | +17.4% |
| 2017 | 2.15 | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 2.11 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 2.17 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 2.16 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.7 | -21.1% |
| 2022 | 1.73 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 1.69 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 1.62 | -3.8% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 1.62 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8828, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 1.62 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7654, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | -458.9% | 0.0326 | -0.117 |
| 2002 | +410.6% | 0.3656 | 1.87 |
| 2000 | +271.5% | -0.3298 | 0.5657 |
| 1992 | -240.8% | -0.4951 | -1.69 |
| 1986 | -136.5% | -0.117 | -0.2767 |
| 1984 | -80.1% | 0.1639 | 0.0326 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.5886 | 0.3953 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.3297 | 0.2913 | 0.3754 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3394 | 0.3084 | 0.3549 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3641 | 0.3584 | 0.37 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3768 | 0.3703 | 0.4056 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.9328 | 0.606 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.21 | 1.14 | 1.29 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.97 | 1.46 | 2.35 | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.5 | 2.34 | 2.68 | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.12 | 3.27 | 4.6 | 10 |
| 1950s | 5.82 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.87 | 3.57 | 6.17 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.38 | 1.26 | 3.7 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0605 | -0.5169 | 0.9873 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.7241 | -1.69 | -0.3298 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.62 | 0.3656 | 2.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6 | 0.9091 | 2.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.78 | 1.62 | 2.16 | 5 |
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 co2 land use per capita in Ethiopia?
- Co2 land use per capita in Ethiopia was 1.62 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9 in 1950.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.69 in 1992.
- How does Ethiopia rank for co2 land use per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 32nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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