How does Ethiopia rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp?

Ethiopia ranks 44th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.

Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Ethiopia?

Over the last ten years it is down 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP in Ethiopia

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP in Ethiopia
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Ethiopia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP was 0.0594 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0594 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 7.0%

World rank

44th

of 193 countries

All-time high

2.16 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 1960

All-time low

0.0594 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP in Ethiopia, 1960–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp in Ethiopia stood at 0.0594 tonnes per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and down 50.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp in Ethiopia peaked at 2.16 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0594 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 2024.

Ethiopia ranks 44th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP in Ethiopia, 1960 to 2024.
Year	tonnes per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	2.16 tonnes per US$ of GDP	—
1961	2.15 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
1962	2.14 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
1963	2.11 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.7%
1964	2 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.2%
1965	1.89 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
1966	1.8 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
1967	1.75 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
1968	1.69 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
1969	1.63 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
1970	1.52 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
1971	1.46 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
1972	1.37 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.7%
1973	1.2 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-12.1%
1974	1.08 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.8%
1975	1.1 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
1976	1.03 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.3%
1977	0.9107 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.6%
1978	0.8644 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
1979	0.796 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.9%
1980	0.7525 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
1981	0.7063 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
1982	0.6734 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
1983	0.6065 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.9%
1984	0.642 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.8%
1985	0.5478 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.7%
1986	0.5262 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.9%
1987	0.4907 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.7%
1988	0.4716 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.9%
1989	0.4463 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
1990	0.4187 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.2%
1991	0.3768 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
1992	0.4754 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+26.2%
1993	0.5579 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+17.4%
1994	0.7036 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+26.1%
1995	0.6321 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.2%
1996	0.5627 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.0%
1997	0.5561 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
1998	0.6079 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+9.3%
1999	0.6145 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
2000	0.593 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
2001	0.5969 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
2002	0.6429 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+7.7%
2003	0.6077 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
2004	0.5335 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-12.2%
2005	0.4491 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-15.8%
2006	0.3752 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-16.5%
2007	0.2969 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-20.9%
2008	0.2208 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-25.6%
2009	0.1885 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.6%
2010	0.2089 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+10.8%
2011	0.199 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
2012	0.1491 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-25.1%
2013	0.1374 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
2014	0.12 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-12.7%
2015	0.1103 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.1%
2016	0.1032 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
2017	0.0956 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
2018	0.0904 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
2019	0.0848 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.2%
2020	0.0815 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.9%
2021	0.0757 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.2%
2022	0.0688 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.1%
2023	0.0639 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
2024	0.0594 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.0%

Ethiopia compared with similar countries

Ethiopia's 0.0594 tonnes per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0895 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 66% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Ethiopia's 0.0594 tonnes per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0655 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit 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
1992	+26.2%	0.3768 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.4754 tonnes per US$ of GDP
1994	+26.1%	0.5579 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.7036 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	1.93 tonnes per US$ of GDP	1.63 tonnes per US$ of GDP	2.16 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	1.13 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.796 tonnes per US$ of GDP	1.52 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.5863 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.4463 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.7525 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.5506 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.3768 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.7036 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.4505 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1885 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.6429 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.1299 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0848 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.2089 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0699 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0594 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0815 tonnes per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

41 Cameroon 0.0649 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
42 Chad 0.0616 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
43 Eswatini 0.0612 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
45 Indonesia 0.0563 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
46 Brazil 0.0556 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
47 Uganda 0.0548 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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)

All data for Ethiopia →

Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp in Ethiopia?: Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp in Ethiopia was 0.0594 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Ethiopia?: The highest recorded value was 2.16 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1960.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Ethiopia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0594 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024.
How does Ethiopia rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp?: Ethiopia ranks 44th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Ethiopia?: Over the last ten years it is down 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks

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Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP
Unit: tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 193 places, 10,813 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 16 September 2026

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.