Methane emissions, per unit of GDP in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Methane emissions, per unit of GDP was 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 9.0%
World rank
20th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.0228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP
in 1960
All-time low
0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Methane emissions, per unit of GDP in Ethiopia, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP for methane emissions, per unit of gdp in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions, per unit of gdp in Ethiopia peaked at 0.0228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP, in 2024.
Ethiopia ranks 20th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Methane emissions, per unit of GDP in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.0223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 1966 | 0.017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 1975 | 0.009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 1980 | 0.006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +33.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +31.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +17.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +16.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -14.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -14.4% |
| 2007 | 0.004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -15.3% |
| 2008 | 0.003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -24.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -13.0% |
| 2010 | 0.003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -23.6% |
| 2013 | 0.002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP, 82% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane emissions, per unit of GDP 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +33.1% | 0.0036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP |
| 1994 | +31.4% | 0.0053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 17 Guinea 0.0009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP compare
- 18 Mauritania 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP compare
- 19 Zambia 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP compare
- 21 Tanzania 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP compare
- 22 Sierra Leone 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP compare
- 23 Nigeria 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP 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 unit of gdp in Ethiopia?
- Methane emissions, per unit of gdp in Ethiopia was 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest methane emissions, per unit of gdp recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP in 1960.
- What is the lowest methane emissions, per unit of gdp recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- How does Ethiopia rank for methane emissions, per unit of gdp?
- Ethiopia ranks 20th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.3%. 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 Methane emissions, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Methane emissions divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Methane emissions ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Methane emissions Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.