Land-use change — Emissions Share in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Land-use change — Emissions Share was 0.07 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.07 %
Change on year
down 41.7%
World rank
54th
of 223 countries
All-time high
0.59 %
in 2000
All-time low
0.01 %
in 1996
Years of data
31
1993–2023

Land-use change — Emissions Share in Ethiopia, 1993–2023

00.20.40.61993200820231993: 0.43 %1994: 0.42 %1995: 0.41 %1996: 0.01 %1997: 0.31 %1998: 0.22 %1999: 0.54 %2000: 0.59 %2001: 0.24 %2002: 0.21 %2003: 0.4 %2004: 0.34 %2005: 0.45 %2006: 0.28 %2007: 0.41 %2008: 0.28 %2009: 0.14 %2010: 0.27 %2011: 0.31 %2012: 0.32 %2013: 0.24 %2014: 0.28 %2015: 0.2 %2016: 0.22 %2017: 0.27 %2018: 0.23 %2019: 0.2 %2020: 0.11 %2021: 0.19 %2022: 0.12 %2023: 0.07 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions share in Ethiopia is 0.07 %, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.7% on the previous year and down 70.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share in Ethiopia peaked at 0.59 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.01 %, in 1996.

Ethiopia ranks 54th of 223 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 Share in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Land-use change — Emissions Share (CH4) in Ethiopia, 1993 to 2023.
Year % Change
1993 0.43 % —
1994 0.42 % -2.3%
1995 0.41 % -2.4%
1996 0.01 % -97.6%
1997 0.31 % +3000.0%
1998 0.22 % -29.0%
1999 0.54 % +145.5%
2000 0.59 % +9.3%
2001 0.24 % -59.3%
2002 0.21 % -12.5%
2003 0.4 % +90.5%
2004 0.34 % -15.0%
2005 0.45 % +32.4%
2006 0.28 % -37.8%
2007 0.41 % +46.4%
2008 0.28 % -31.7%
2009 0.14 % -50.0%
2010 0.27 % +92.9%
2011 0.31 % +14.8%
2012 0.32 % +3.2%
2013 0.24 % -25.0%
2014 0.28 % +16.7%
2015 0.2 % -28.6%
2016 0.22 % +10.0%
2017 0.27 % +22.7%
2018 0.23 % -14.8%
2019 0.2 % -13.0%
2020 0.11 % -45.0%
2021 0.19 % +72.7%
2022 0.12 % -36.8%
2023 0.07 % -41.7%

Ethiopia compared with similar countries

  • Ethiopia's 0.07 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.02 %, 3.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Land-use change — Emissions Share 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.

YearChange FromTo
1997 +3000.0% 0.01 % 0.31 %

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3343 % 0.01 % 0.54 % 7
2000s 0.334 % 0.14 % 0.59 % 10
2010s 0.254 % 0.2 % 0.32 % 10
2020s 0.1225 % 0.07 % 0.19 % 4

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 52 Nigeria 0.09 % compare
  2. 52 Togo 0.09 % compare
  3. 54 Côte d'Ivoire 0.07 % compare
  4. 54 Panama 0.07 % compare
  5. 54 Viet Nam 0.07 % compare
  6. 54 Cote d'Ivoire 0.07 % compare
  7. 54 Vietnam 0.07 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions share in Ethiopia?
Land-use change — emissions share in Ethiopia was 0.07 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 0.59 % in 2000.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.01 % in 1996.
How does Ethiopia rank for land-use change — emissions share?
Ethiopia ranks 54th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
Is land-use change — emissions share rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 70.8%. 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 Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CH4)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
255 places, 8,422 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.