Per capita methane sector in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Per capita methane sector was 0.2331 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.2331
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
137th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.2592
in 2019
All-time low
0
in 1992
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Per capita methane sector in Ethiopia, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita methane sector in Ethiopia is 0.2331, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane sector in Ethiopia peaked at 0.2592 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1992.
Ethiopia ranks 137th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Per capita methane sector in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.21 | — |
| 1991 | 0.2011 | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0.1738 | — |
| 1996 | 0.1682 | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1629 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1578 | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.153 | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1483 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1439 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1396 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1354 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1314 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1276 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1239 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1203 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1169 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1136 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1105 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2147 | +94.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2088 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2032 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1978 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1926 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1874 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1824 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1775 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2592 | +46.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1682 | -35.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2456 | +46.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2393 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2331 | -2.6% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.2331 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3206, 73% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.2331 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5123, 46% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita methane sector 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +94.4% | 0.1105 | 0.2147 |
| 1992 | -100.0% | 0.2011 | 0 |
| 2021 | +46.0% | 0.1682 | 0.2456 |
| 2019 | +46.0% | 0.1775 | 0.2592 |
| 2020 | -35.1% | 0.2592 | 0.1682 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1227 | 0 | 0.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1301 | 0.1136 | 0.1483 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1934 | 0.1105 | 0.2592 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2215 | 0.1682 | 0.2456 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 134 Sri Lanka 0.4353 compare
- 135 Nepal 0.3368 compare
- 136 Madagascar 0.3206 compare
- 138 Uganda 0.2055 compare
- 139 Andorra 0
- 139 Antigua and Barbuda 0
- 139 Bahamas 0
- 139 Belize 0 compare
- 139 Bhutan 0
- 139 Botswana 0
- 139 Burkina Faso 0
- 139 Burundi 0
- 139 Cambodia 0
- 139 Cape Verde 0
- 139 Central African Republic 0 compare
- 139 Comoros 0
- 139 Cook Islands 0
- 139 Costa Rica 0
- 139 Cyprus 0
- 139 Djibouti 0
- 139 Dominica 0
- 139 Dominican Republic 0
- 139 Eritrea 0
- 139 Fiji 0
- 139 Gambia 0 compare
- 139 Grenada 0
- 139 Guatemala 0 compare
- 139 Guinea 0 compare
- 139 Guinea-Bissau 0
- 139 Haiti 0
- 139 Honduras 0
- 139 Iceland 0 compare
- 139 Kiribati 0
- 139 Lesotho 0
- 139 Liberia 0 compare
- 139 Liechtenstein 0
- 139 Maldives 0
- 139 Mali 0
- 139 Marshall Islands 0
- 139 Mauritania 0 compare
- 139 Mauritius 0
- 139 Micronesia (country) 0
- 139 Namibia 0
- 139 Nauru 0
- 139 Nicaragua 0
- 139 Niue 0
- 139 Palau 0
- 139 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0
- 139 Saint Lucia 0
- 139 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
- 139 Samoa 0
- 139 Sao Tome and Principe 0
- 139 Seychelles 0 compare
- 139 Sierra Leone 0
- 139 Solomon Islands 0
- 139 Somalia 0
- 139 Tonga 0
- 139 Tuvalu 0
- 139 Vanuatu 0
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 methane sector in Ethiopia?
- Per capita methane sector in Ethiopia was 0.2331 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane sector recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2592 in 2019.
- What is the lowest per capita methane sector recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1992.
- How does Ethiopia rank for per capita methane sector?
- Ethiopia ranks 137th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita methane sector rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. 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 sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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