Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement was 0.0223 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0223 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
128th
of 209 countries
All-time high
0.0327 tonnes per person
in 2018
All-time low
0 tonnes per person
in 1750
Years of data
221
1750–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Ethiopia, 1750–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0.0223 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions from cement in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Ethiopia peaked at 0.0327 tonnes per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1750.
Ethiopia ranks 128th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
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| 1750 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1760 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1770 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1780 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1790 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
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| 1830 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
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| 1840 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
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| 1930 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1931 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1932 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1933 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1934 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1935 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1941 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | — |
| 1942 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -66.7% |
| 1949 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1950 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1951 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1952 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1953 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1954 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +297.8% |
| 1955 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1956 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1957 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -26.3% |
| 1958 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +31.3% |
| 1959 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -26.4% |
| 1960 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +30.2% |
| 1961 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1962 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +46.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -19.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +17.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +109.7% |
| 1966 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | +39.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | +16.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | +12.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | -12.7% |
| 1973 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -36.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +22.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -51.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +16.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +13.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +15.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +10.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | +38.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | +23.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | +8.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | -11.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | -13.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | -18.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | +27.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | +27.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 0.005 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0048 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.004 tonnes per person | -17.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0053 tonnes per person | +33.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0052 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.005 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | +21.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0069 tonnes per person | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0079 tonnes per person | +15.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0084 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0076 tonnes per person | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0082 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0074 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 0.007 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0085 tonnes per person | +22.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0142 tonnes per person | +65.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0178 tonnes per person | +25.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0208 tonnes per person | +17.0% |
| 2015 | 0.028 tonnes per person | +34.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0309 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0322 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0327 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0291 tonnes per person | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0319 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0301 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0235 tonnes per person | -22.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0229 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0223 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.0223 tonnes per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0115 tonnes per person, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.0223 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0113 tonnes per person, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | +297.8% | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person |
| 1965 | +109.7% | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0019 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1810s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1820s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1830s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1840s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1850s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 6 |
| 1940s | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 5 |
| 1950s | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0.0033 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0037 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.0039 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0037 tonnes per person | 0.0024 tonnes per person | 0.005 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0068 tonnes per person | 0.005 tonnes per person | 0.0084 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0221 tonnes per person | 0.007 tonnes per person | 0.0327 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0261 tonnes per person | 0.0223 tonnes per person | 0.0319 tonnes per person | 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 cement in Ethiopia?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Ethiopia was 0.0223 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0327 tonnes per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1750.
- How does Ethiopia rank for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
- Ethiopia ranks 128th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes per person.