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.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from aviation in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | kilograms | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 11.44 kilograms | — |
| 2014 | 12.19 kilograms | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 14.09 kilograms | +15.6% |
| 2016 | 15.66 kilograms | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 16.51 kilograms | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 18.55 kilograms | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 19.58 kilograms | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 9.96 kilograms | -49.1% |
| 2021 | 12.64 kilograms | +27.0% |
| 2022 | 14.32 kilograms | +13.2% |
| 2023 | 17.75 kilograms | +24.0% |
| 2024 | 18.38 kilograms | +3.6% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 18.38 kilograms is above the median for low income countries, which is 3.9 kilograms, 4.7× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 18.38 kilograms is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.99 kilograms, 1.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
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 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.