Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was 1.62 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.62 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
32nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
6.9 tonnes per person
in 1950
All-time low
-1.69 tonnes per person
in 1992
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Ethiopia, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Ethiopia stood at 1.62 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 6.9 tonnes per person in 1950 and was at its lowest, -1.69 tonnes per person, 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.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.02 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.7983 tonnes per person | -22.0% |
| 1852 | 0.6787 tonnes per person | -15.0% |
| 1853 | 0.6052 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 1854 | 0.5521 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 1855 | 0.508 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 1856 | 0.4699 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 1857 | 0.442 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1858 | 0.413 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1859 | 0.3953 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1860 | 0.3754 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1861 | 0.3631 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1862 | 0.371 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1863 | 0.3458 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 1864 | 0.3289 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1865 | 0.3138 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1866 | 0.3109 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1867 | 0.2978 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1868 | 0.2913 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1869 | 0.2986 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1870 | 0.3084 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1871 | 0.3164 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1872 | 0.3284 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1873 | 0.3424 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1874 | 0.3413 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1875 | 0.3516 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1876 | 0.3526 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1877 | 0.3479 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1878 | 0.3506 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1879 | 0.3549 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1880 | 0.3625 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1881 | 0.3584 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1882 | 0.3588 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1883 | 0.3607 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1884 | 0.3613 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1885 | 0.3665 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1886 | 0.3664 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.3672 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1888 | 0.3697 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1889 | 0.37 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1890 | 0.3744 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1891 | 0.3707 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1892 | 0.3708 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.3703 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1894 | 0.3737 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1895 | 0.3738 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.3769 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1897 | 0.3761 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1898 | 0.3756 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1899 | 0.4056 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1900 | 0.606 tonnes per person | +49.4% |
| 1901 | 0.7351 tonnes per person | +21.3% |
| 1902 | 0.8068 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 1903 | 0.8878 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 1904 | 0.945 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1905 | 0.9885 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1906 | 1.02 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1907 | 1.08 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1908 | 1.13 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1909 | 1.13 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1910 | 1.15 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1911 | 1.14 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1912 | 1.22 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1913 | 1.22 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1914 | 1.19 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1915 | 1.21 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1916 | 1.28 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1917 | 1.29 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1918 | 1.23 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1919 | 1.21 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1920 | 1.46 tonnes per person | +20.7% |
| 1921 | 1.63 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 1922 | 1.73 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1923 | 1.87 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 1924 | 1.96 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1925 | 2.01 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1926 | 2.2 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 1927 | 2.22 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1928 | 2.26 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1929 | 2.35 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1930 | 2.34 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1931 | 2.35 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1932 | 2.34 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1933 | 2.41 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1934 | 2.44 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1935 | 2.52 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1936 | 2.66 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1937 | 2.62 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1938 | 2.61 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1939 | 2.68 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1940 | 3.27 tonnes per person | +22.3% |
| 1941 | 3.56 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 1942 | 3.89 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 1943 | 4.13 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1944 | 4.16 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1945 | 4.26 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1946 | 4.33 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1947 | 4.45 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1948 | 4.53 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1949 | 4.6 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1950 | 6.9 tonnes per person | +50.1% |
| 1951 | 6.24 tonnes per person | -9.7% |
| 1952 | 5.83 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1953 | 5.67 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1954 | 5.53 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1955 | 5.5 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 5.51 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 5.56 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 5.68 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1959 | 5.74 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 5.93 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1961 | 6.17 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1962 | 5.62 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 1963 | 4.34 tonnes per person | -22.7% |
| 1964 | 5.02 tonnes per person | +15.6% |
| 1965 | 4.96 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 4.37 tonnes per person | -12.0% |
| 1967 | 4.33 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 4.4 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 3.57 tonnes per person | -18.8% |
| 1970 | 3.7 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 3.64 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 3.04 tonnes per person | -16.3% |
| 1973 | 2.69 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 1974 | 2.3 tonnes per person | -14.7% |
| 1975 | 2.03 tonnes per person | -11.6% |
| 1976 | 1.87 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 1977 | 1.71 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 1978 | 1.56 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 1979 | 1.26 tonnes per person | -19.0% |
| 1980 | 0.9873 tonnes per person | -21.7% |
| 1981 | 0.7321 tonnes per person | -25.9% |
| 1982 | 0.4825 tonnes per person | -34.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1639 tonnes per person | -66.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0326 tonnes per person | -80.1% |
| 1985 | -0.117 tonnes per person | -458.9% |
| 1986 | -0.2767 tonnes per person | +136.5% |
| 1987 | -0.4013 tonnes per person | +45.0% |
| 1988 | -0.4813 tonnes per person | +19.9% |
| 1989 | -0.5169 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 1990 | -0.5252 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1991 | -0.4951 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1992 | -1.69 tonnes per person | +240.8% |
| 1993 | -1.18 tonnes per person | -30.1% |
| 1994 | -0.952 tonnes per person | -19.3% |
| 1995 | -0.5409 tonnes per person | -43.2% |
| 1996 | -0.5905 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 1997 | -0.5633 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1998 | -0.3771 tonnes per person | -33.0% |
| 1999 | -0.3298 tonnes per person | -12.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5657 tonnes per person | -271.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3656 tonnes per person | -35.4% |
| 2002 | 1.87 tonnes per person | +410.6% |
| 2003 | 2.62 tonnes per person | +40.1% |
| 2004 | 2.16 tonnes per person | -17.3% |
| 2005 | 2.1 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 2.03 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 1.41 tonnes per person | -30.8% |
| 2008 | 1.46 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 1.59 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 1.53 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 1.13 tonnes per person | -26.0% |
| 2012 | 1.05 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9091 tonnes per person | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 1.25 tonnes per person | +37.6% |
| 2015 | 1.69 tonnes per person | +35.4% |
| 2016 | 1.99 tonnes per person | +17.4% |
| 2017 | 2.15 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 2.11 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 2.17 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 2.16 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.7 tonnes per person | -21.1% |
| 2022 | 1.73 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 1.69 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 1.62 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 1.62 tonnes per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8828 tonnes per person, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 1.62 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7654 tonnes per person, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 tonnes per person | -0.117 tonnes per person |
| 2002 | +410.6% | 0.3656 tonnes per person | 1.87 tonnes per person |
| 2000 | +271.5% | -0.3298 tonnes per person | 0.5657 tonnes per person |
| 1992 | -240.8% | -0.4951 tonnes per person | -1.69 tonnes per person |
| 1986 | -136.5% | -0.117 tonnes per person | -0.2767 tonnes per person |
| 1984 | -80.1% | 0.1639 tonnes per person | 0.0326 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.5886 tonnes per person | 0.3953 tonnes per person | 1.02 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.3297 tonnes per person | 0.2913 tonnes per person | 0.3754 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3394 tonnes per person | 0.3084 tonnes per person | 0.3549 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3641 tonnes per person | 0.3584 tonnes per person | 0.37 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3768 tonnes per person | 0.3703 tonnes per person | 0.4056 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.9328 tonnes per person | 0.606 tonnes per person | 1.13 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.21 tonnes per person | 1.14 tonnes per person | 1.29 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.97 tonnes per person | 1.46 tonnes per person | 2.35 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.5 tonnes per person | 2.34 tonnes per person | 2.68 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.12 tonnes per person | 3.27 tonnes per person | 4.6 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 5.82 tonnes per person | 5.5 tonnes per person | 6.9 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.87 tonnes per person | 3.57 tonnes per person | 6.17 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.38 tonnes per person | 1.26 tonnes per person | 3.7 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0605 tonnes per person | -0.5169 tonnes per person | 0.9873 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.7241 tonnes per person | -1.69 tonnes per person | -0.3298 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.62 tonnes per person | 0.3656 tonnes per person | 2.62 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6 tonnes per person | 0.9091 tonnes per person | 2.17 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.78 tonnes per person | 1.62 tonnes per person | 2.16 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Ethiopia
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Ethiopia?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Ethiopia was 1.62 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9 tonnes per person in 1950.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.69 tonnes per person in 1992.
- How does Ethiopia rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 32nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.