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Per capita methane emissions in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Per capita methane emissions was 0.9012 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.9012
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
115th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.72
in 1960
All-time low
0.4799
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita methane emissions in Ethiopia, 1850–2024

0.50.7511.21.51.8185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in Ethiopia is 0.9012, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Ethiopia peaked at 1.72 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.4799, in 1850.

That places Ethiopia 115th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Per capita methane emissions in Ethiopia, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.4799 —
1851 0.4887 +1.9%
1852 0.4976 +1.8%
1853 0.5065 +1.8%
1854 0.5155 +1.8%
1855 0.5244 +1.7%
1856 0.5334 +1.7%
1857 0.5423 +1.7%
1858 0.5513 +1.7%
1859 0.5603 +1.6%
1860 0.5693 +1.6%
1861 0.5783 +1.6%
1862 0.5873 +1.6%
1863 0.5964 +1.5%
1864 0.6055 +1.5%
1865 0.6145 +1.5%
1866 0.6236 +1.5%
1867 0.6327 +1.5%
1868 0.6419 +1.4%
1869 0.651 +1.4%
1870 0.6602 +1.4%
1871 0.6694 +1.4%
1872 0.6787 +1.4%
1873 0.6879 +1.4%
1874 0.6972 +1.3%
1875 0.7064 +1.3%
1876 0.7157 +1.3%
1877 0.725 +1.3%
1878 0.7344 +1.3%
1879 0.7437 +1.3%
1880 0.7531 +1.3%
1881 0.7625 +1.2%
1882 0.7719 +1.2%
1883 0.7813 +1.2%
1884 0.7907 +1.2%
1885 0.8001 +1.2%
1886 0.8096 +1.2%
1887 0.8191 +1.2%
1888 0.8286 +1.2%
1889 0.8381 +1.1%
1890 0.8476 +1.1%
1891 0.8577 +1.2%
1892 0.8678 +1.2%
1893 0.8779 +1.2%
1894 0.8881 +1.2%
1895 0.8983 +1.1%
1896 0.9085 +1.1%
1897 0.9188 +1.1%
1898 0.9291 +1.1%
1899 0.9394 +1.1%
1900 0.9498 +1.1%
1901 0.9598 +1.1%
1902 0.9698 +1.0%
1903 0.9799 +1.0%
1904 0.99 +1.0%
1905 1 +1.0%
1906 1.01 +1.0%
1907 1.02 +1.0%
1908 1.03 +1.0%
1909 1.04 +1.0%
1910 1.05 +1.0%
1911 1.06 +1.0%
1912 1.07 +1.0%
1913 1.08 +1.0%
1914 1.09 +1.0%
1915 1.1 +0.9%
1916 1.11 +0.9%
1917 1.12 +0.9%
1918 1.13 +0.8%
1919 1.14 +0.8%
1920 1.15 +0.8%
1921 1.16 +0.8%
1922 1.17 +0.8%
1923 1.18 +0.8%
1924 1.19 +0.8%
1925 1.2 +0.8%
1926 1.21 +0.8%
1927 1.22 +0.8%
1928 1.23 +0.8%
1929 1.24 +0.8%
1930 1.25 +0.8%
1931 1.26 +0.8%
1932 1.27 +0.8%
1933 1.28 +0.8%
1934 1.29 +0.8%
1935 1.29 +0.7%
1936 1.31 +1.5%
1937 1.33 +1.4%
1938 1.35 +1.4%
1939 1.37 +1.4%
1940 1.39 +1.4%
1941 1.41 +1.4%
1942 1.43 +1.4%
1943 1.45 +1.4%
1944 1.47 +1.4%
1945 1.49 +1.4%
1946 1.51 +1.4%
1947 1.54 +1.5%
1948 1.56 +1.5%
1949 1.58 +1.1%
1950 1.59 +0.9%
1951 1.6 +0.7%
1952 1.61 +0.7%
1953 1.62 +0.7%
1954 1.64 +0.7%
1955 1.65 +0.6%
1956 1.66 +0.6%
1957 1.67 +0.9%
1958 1.69 +1.2%
1959 1.71 +0.9%
1960 1.72 +0.5%
1961 1.71 -0.4%
1962 1.69 -1.4%
1963 1.66 -1.6%
1964 1.63 -1.5%
1965 1.61 -1.6%
1966 1.59 -1.4%
1967 1.56 -1.7%
1968 1.53 -1.8%
1969 1.5 -1.8%
1970 1.48 -1.8%
1971 1.45 -1.7%
1972 1.41 -3.0%
1973 1.4 -0.6%
1974 1.35 -3.6%
1975 1.3 -4.0%
1976 1.26 -2.9%
1977 1.26 -0.1%
1978 1.23 -2.1%
1979 1.22 -0.5%
1980 1.23 +0.6%
1981 1.2 -2.9%
1982 1.18 -1.7%
1983 1.17 -0.3%
1984 1.12 -4.4%
1985 1.13 +1.1%
1986 1.15 +1.7%
1987 1.07 -7.3%
1988 1.03 -3.4%
1989 1.04 +1.1%
1990 1.04 -0.6%
1991 1.01 -3.0%
1992 0.9999 -0.6%
1993 0.8915 -10.8%
1994 0.8874 -0.5%
1995 0.8663 -2.4%
1996 0.8745 +0.9%
1997 0.8761 +0.2%
1998 0.9115 +4.0%
1999 0.8834 -3.1%
2000 0.8287 -6.2%
2001 0.8404 +1.4%
2002 0.9022 +7.4%
2003 0.8625 -4.4%
2004 0.855 -0.9%
2005 0.8651 +1.2%
2006 0.8862 +2.4%
2007 0.9399 +6.1%
2008 0.9502 +1.1%
2009 0.9632 +1.4%
2010 0.9771 +1.4%
2011 0.9427 -3.5%
2012 0.949 +0.7%
2013 0.9524 +0.4%
2014 0.9572 +0.5%
2015 0.9536 -0.4%
2016 0.9541 +0.1%
2017 0.9485 -0.6%
2018 0.9411 -0.8%
2019 0.9772 +3.8%
2020 0.9954 +1.9%
2021 0.9385 -5.7%
2022 0.9286 -1.1%
2023 0.9223 -0.7%
2024 0.9012 -2.3%

Ethiopia compared with similar countries

  • Ethiopia's 0.9012 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.7756, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Ethiopia's 0.9012 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8668, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.52 0.4799 0.5603 10
1860s 0.61 0.5693 0.651 10
1870s 0.7019 0.6602 0.7437 10
1880s 0.7955 0.7531 0.8381 10
1890s 0.8933 0.8476 0.9394 10
1900s 0.9952 0.9498 1.04 10
1910s 1.1 1.05 1.14 10
1920s 1.19 1.15 1.24 10
1930s 1.3 1.25 1.37 10
1940s 1.48 1.39 1.58 10
1950s 1.64 1.59 1.71 10
1960s 1.62 1.5 1.72 10
1970s 1.33 1.22 1.48 10
1980s 1.13 1.03 1.23 10
1990s 0.9233 0.8663 1.04 10
2000s 0.8893 0.8287 0.9632 10
2010s 0.9553 0.9411 0.9772 10
2020s 0.9372 0.9012 0.9954 5

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 112 Lithuania 0.9156 compare
  2. 113 Pakistan 0.9098 compare
  3. 114 Tanzania 0.9041 compare
  4. 116 Dominica 0.8818 compare
  5. 117 Bahamas 0.856 compare
  6. 118 Georgia 0.8559 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita methane emissions in Ethiopia?
Per capita methane emissions in Ethiopia was 0.9012 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 1.72 in 1960.
What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4799 in 1850.
How does Ethiopia rank for per capita methane emissions?
Ethiopia ranks 115th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
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