Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.0908 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil in Ethiopia, 1950–2024
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 0.0908 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions from oil in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from oil in Ethiopia peaked at 0.1064 tonnes per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 tonnes per person, in 1951.
That places Ethiopia 208th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0095 tonnes per person | 0.0024 tonnes per person | 0.0154 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0288 tonnes per person | 0.0137 tonnes per person | 0.0616 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0464 tonnes per person | 0.0305 tonnes per person | 0.061 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.049 tonnes per person | 0.0383 tonnes per person | 0.0575 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0474 tonnes per person | 0.0361 tonnes per person | 0.0598 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0586 tonnes per person | 0.0461 tonnes per person | 0.0663 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0819 tonnes per person | 0.0616 tonnes per person | 0.1064 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0933 tonnes per person | 0.0908 tonnes per person | 0.0976 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
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 oil in Ethiopia?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from oil in Ethiopia was 0.0908 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 oil recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1064 tonnes per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 tonnes per person in 1951.
- How does Ethiopia rank for per capita co₂ emissions from oil?
- Ethiopia ranks 208th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.