Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) was 8,149 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
8,149 kt
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
34th
of 222 countries
All-time high
30,551 kt
in 2007
All-time low
8,149 kt
in 2023
Years of data
31
1993–2023

Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) in Ethiopia, 1993–2023

10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k1993200820231993: 30.3k kt1994: 30.3k kt1995: 30.3k kt1996: 29.9k kt1997: 30.2k kt1998: 30.1k kt1999: 30.4k kt2000: 30.4k kt2001: 30.2k kt2002: 30.2k kt2003: 30.4k kt2004: 30.3k kt2005: 30.5k kt2006: 30.3k kt2007: 30.6k kt2008: 30.4k kt2009: 30.2k kt2010: 30.4k kt2011: 24.7k kt2012: 24.7k kt2013: 24.6k kt2014: 24.7k kt2015: 24.6k kt2016: 12.9k kt2017: 13.0k kt2018: 12.9k kt2019: 12.9k kt2020: 12.7k kt2021: 8.4k kt2022: 8.3k kt2023: 8.1k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions (co2eq) in Ethiopia is 8,149 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 66.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions (co2eq) in Ethiopia peaked at 30,551 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8,149 kt, in 2023.

Ethiopia ranks 34th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Ethiopia, 1993 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1993 30,305 kt
1994 30,305 kt +0.0%
1995 30,305 kt +0.0%
1996 29,944 kt -1.2%
1997 30,160 kt +0.7%
1998 30,102 kt -0.2%
1999 30,353 kt +0.8%
2000 30,376 kt +0.1%
2001 30,205 kt -0.6%
2002 30,193 kt -0.0%
2003 30,414 kt +0.7%
2004 30,350 kt -0.2%
2005 30,518 kt +0.6%
2006 30,312 kt -0.7%
2007 30,551 kt +0.8%
2008 30,366 kt -0.6%
2009 30,159 kt -0.7%
2010 30,396 kt +0.8%
2011 24,706 kt -18.7%
2012 24,748 kt +0.2%
2013 24,624 kt -0.5%
2014 24,715 kt +0.4%
2015 24,581 kt -0.5%
2016 12,886 kt -47.6%
2017 12,991 kt +0.8%
2018 12,923 kt -0.5%
2019 12,896 kt -0.2%
2020 12,711 kt -1.4%
2021 8,391 kt -34.0%
2022 8,259 kt -1.6%
2023 8,149 kt -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 30,210 kt 29,944 kt 30,353 kt 7
2000s 30,344 kt 30,159 kt 30,551 kt 10
2010s 20,547 kt 12,886 kt 30,396 kt 10
2020s 9,377 kt 8,149 kt 12,711 kt 4

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 31 Sweden 9,427 kt compare
  2. 32 Sudan 8,895 kt compare
  3. 33 Sudan (former) 8,425 kt compare
  4. 35 Guyana 8,101 kt compare
  5. 36 Benin 7,518 kt compare
  6. 37 Uganda 7,384 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions (co2eq) in Ethiopia?
Land-use change — emissions (co2eq) in Ethiopia was 8,149 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land-use change — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 30,551 kt in 2007.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 8,149 kt in 2023.
How does Ethiopia rank for land-use change — emissions (co2eq)?
Ethiopia ranks 34th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is land-use change — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 66.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf