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

Ethiopia ranks 63rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Ethiopia
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Ethiopia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP was 0.0491 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0491 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 6.3%

World rank

63rd

of 191 countries

All-time high

1.08 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 1963

All-time low

0.0491 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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 including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Ethiopia stood at 0.0491 tonnes per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 45.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Ethiopia peaked at 1.08 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0491 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 2024.

That places Ethiopia 63rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Ethiopia, 1960 to 2024.
Year	tonnes per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.9986 tonnes per US$ of GDP	—
1961	1.04 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.9%
1962	1.07 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.2%
1963	1.08 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
1964	1.05 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1965	1.02 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
1966	0.9987 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1967	0.9884 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
1968	0.9736 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
1969	0.9567 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.7%
1970	0.9042 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
1971	0.8869 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
1972	0.8381 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
1973	0.7452 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.1%
1974	0.6786 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.9%
1975	0.6929 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.1%
1976	0.6541 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
1977	0.5824 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.0%
1978	0.5562 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
1979	0.5148 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
1980	0.4886 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
1981	0.46 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
1982	0.4396 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
1983	0.3964 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.8%
1984	0.4198 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.9%
1985	0.3582 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.7%
1986	0.3439 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
1987	0.3204 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.8%
1988	0.3076 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
1989	0.2906 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
1990	0.2721 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.3%
1991	0.2445 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.1%
1992	0.3059 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+25.1%
1993	0.3568 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+16.6%
1994	0.4476 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+25.5%
1995	0.401 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.4%
1996	0.3558 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.3%
1997	0.3505 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
1998	0.3825 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+9.1%
1999	0.386 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
2000	0.3747 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
2001	0.3788 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
2002	0.4148 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+9.5%
2003	0.4005 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
2004	0.3577 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.7%
2005	0.3059 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.5%
2006	0.2594 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-15.2%
2007	0.2073 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-20.1%
2008	0.1558 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-24.9%
2009	0.1345 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.7%
2010	0.1506 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+12.0%
2011	0.1446 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
2012	0.1092 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-24.5%
2013	0.1013 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.2%
2014	0.0893 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.9%
2015	0.083 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
2016	0.0786 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
2017	0.0738 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.2%
2018	0.0706 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
2019	0.067 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
2020	0.0651 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
2021	0.061 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.4%
2022	0.0559 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.3%
2023	0.0524 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.3%
2024	0.0491 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.3%

Ethiopia compared with similar countries

Ethiopia's 0.0491 tonnes per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0809 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 61% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Ethiopia's 0.0491 tonnes per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0607 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 81% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	1.02 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.9567 tonnes per US$ of GDP	1.08 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.7053 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.5148 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.9042 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.3825 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.2906 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.4886 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.3503 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.2445 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.4476 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.2989 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1345 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.4148 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0968 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.067 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1506 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0567 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0491 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0651 tonnes per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

60 Angola 0.0521 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
61 Gabon 0.0513 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
62 Iran 0.0494 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
64 Thailand 0.0476 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
65 Malaysia 0.0474 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
66 Ecuador 0.047 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 191 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 including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Ethiopia?: Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Ethiopia was 0.0491 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Ethiopia?: The highest recorded value was 1.08 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1963.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Ethiopia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0491 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024.
How does Ethiopia rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp?: Ethiopia ranks 63rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Ethiopia?: Over the last ten years it is down 45.0%. 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 including land-use change, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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.

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Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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: 191 places, 10,578 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 16 September 2026

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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.