Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 7.35 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Ethiopia, 1941–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 7.35 billion tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024. That is the highest value across all 80 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Ethiopia peaked at 7.35 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.19 million tonnes, in 1941.
Ethiopia ranks 47th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 207.67 million tonnes | 62.19 million tonnes | 362.22 million tonnes | 5 |
| 1950s | 974.88 million tonnes | 484.27 million tonnes | 1.48 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.14 billion tonnes | 1.61 billion tonnes | 2.65 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.11 billion tonnes | 2.75 billion tonnes | 3.39 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.46 billion tonnes | 3.42 billion tonnes | 3.48 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.19 billion tonnes | 3.05 billion tonnes | 3.40 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.70 billion tonnes | 3.09 billion tonnes | 4.36 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.19 billion tonnes | 4.51 billion tonnes | 6.15 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.89 billion tonnes | 6.43 billion tonnes | 7.35 billion tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Ethiopia?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Ethiopia was 7.35 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.35 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.19 million tonnes in 1941.
- How does Ethiopia rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Ethiopia ranks 47th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.1%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.