Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? was 0.1806 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Ethiopia, 1990–2023
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
The most recent figure for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Ethiopia is 0.1806 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 118.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Ethiopia peaked at 0.1875 tonnes per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0406 tonnes per person, in 1994.
Ethiopia ranks 119th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0553 tonnes per person | 0.0406 tonnes per person | 0.0663 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0603 tonnes per person | 0.0486 tonnes per person | 0.083 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1158 tonnes per person | 0.0562 tonnes per person | 0.1875 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1803 tonnes per person | 0.1762 tonnes per person | 0.1864 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 116 Burkina Faso 0.2519 tonnes per person compare
- 117 Madagascar 0.2058 tonnes per person compare
- 118 Uganda 0.1809 tonnes per person compare
- 120 Malawi 0.1532 tonnes per person 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 are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Ethiopia?
- Are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Ethiopia was 0.1806 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1875 tonnes per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0406 tonnes per person in 1994.
- How does Ethiopia rank for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Ethiopia ranks 119th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 118.2%. 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 Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.