Per capita CO₂ emissions from aviation in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Per capita CO₂ emissions from aviation was 18.38 kilograms in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from aviation in Ethiopia, 2013–2024
Source: OECD (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 18.38 kilograms for per capita co₂ emissions from aviation in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from aviation in Ethiopia peaked at 19.58 kilograms in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.96 kilograms, in 2020.
That places Ethiopia 106th out of 142 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.43 kilograms | 11.44 kilograms | 19.58 kilograms | 7 |
| 2020s | 14.61 kilograms | 9.96 kilograms | 18.38 kilograms | 5 |
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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 per capita co₂ emissions from aviation in Ethiopia?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from aviation in Ethiopia was 18.38 kilograms in 2024, according to OECD (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from aviation recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.58 kilograms in 2019.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from aviation recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.96 kilograms in 2020.
- How does Ethiopia rank for per capita co₂ emissions from aviation?
- Ethiopia ranks 106th out of 142 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from aviation rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from aviation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Includes emissions from both domestic and international aviation. International aviation emissions are assigned to the country of departure. CO₂ emissions from commercial passenger flights only.