Methane emissions, per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Methane emissions, per capita was 0.9012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.9012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
114th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1960
All-time low
0.8287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2000
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Methane emissions, per capita in Ethiopia, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0.9012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for methane emissions, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions, per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.8287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2000.
That places Ethiopia 114th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Methane emissions, per capita in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1961 | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.3% |
| 1988 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.8915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.8663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.855 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9541 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9772 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.9012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.9012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.7756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.9012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9772 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 111 Pakistan 0.9098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 112 Lithuania 0.9064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 113 Tanzania 0.9041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 115 Israel 0.8962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 116 Dominica 0.882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 117 Moldova 0.8625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane emissions, per capita in Ethiopia?
- Methane emissions, per capita in Ethiopia was 0.9012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest methane emissions, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest methane emissions, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for methane emissions, per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 114th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions, per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Methane emissions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Methane emissions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Methane emissions Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.