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Per capita methane emissions by sector in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Per capita methane emissions by sector was 0.2331 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.2331 kilograms per person
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
137th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.2592 kilograms per person
in 2019
All-time low
0 kilograms per person
in 1992
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Per capita methane emissions by sector in Ethiopia, 1990–2023

00.10.20.31990200620231990: 0.21 kilograms per person1991: 0.201 kilograms per person1992: 0 kilograms per person1993: 0 kilograms per person1994: 0 kilograms per person1995: 0.174 kilograms per person1996: 0.168 kilograms per person1997: 0.163 kilograms per person1998: 0.158 kilograms per person1999: 0.153 kilograms per person2000: 0.148 kilograms per person2001: 0.144 kilograms per person2002: 0.14 kilograms per person2003: 0.135 kilograms per person2004: 0.131 kilograms per person2005: 0.128 kilograms per person2006: 0.124 kilograms per person2007: 0.12 kilograms per person2008: 0.117 kilograms per person2009: 0.114 kilograms per person2010: 0.11 kilograms per person2011: 0.215 kilograms per person2012: 0.209 kilograms per person2013: 0.203 kilograms per person2014: 0.198 kilograms per person2015: 0.193 kilograms per person2016: 0.187 kilograms per person2017: 0.182 kilograms per person2018: 0.178 kilograms per person2019: 0.259 kilograms per person2020: 0.168 kilograms per person2021: 0.246 kilograms per person2022: 0.239 kilograms per person2023: 0.233 kilograms per person

Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions by sector in Ethiopia is 0.2331 kilograms per person, 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 emissions by sector in Ethiopia peaked at 0.2592 kilograms per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 kilograms per person, 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 emissions by sector in Ethiopia, year by year

Year kilograms per person Change
1990 0.21 kilograms per person —
1991 0.2011 kilograms per person -4.2%
1992 0 kilograms per person -100.0%
1993 0 kilograms per person —
1994 0 kilograms per person —
1995 0.1738 kilograms per person —
1996 0.1682 kilograms per person -3.2%
1997 0.1629 kilograms per person -3.2%
1998 0.1578 kilograms per person -3.1%
1999 0.153 kilograms per person -3.1%
2000 0.1483 kilograms per person -3.0%
2001 0.1439 kilograms per person -3.0%
2002 0.1396 kilograms per person -3.0%
2003 0.1354 kilograms per person -3.0%
2004 0.1314 kilograms per person -3.0%
2005 0.1276 kilograms per person -2.9%
2006 0.1239 kilograms per person -2.9%
2007 0.1203 kilograms per person -2.9%
2008 0.1169 kilograms per person -2.9%
2009 0.1136 kilograms per person -2.8%
2010 0.1105 kilograms per person -2.8%
2011 0.2147 kilograms per person +94.4%
2012 0.2088 kilograms per person -2.8%
2013 0.2032 kilograms per person -2.7%
2014 0.1978 kilograms per person -2.6%
2015 0.1926 kilograms per person -2.6%
2016 0.1874 kilograms per person -2.7%
2017 0.1824 kilograms per person -2.7%
2018 0.1775 kilograms per person -2.7%
2019 0.2592 kilograms per person +46.0%
2020 0.1682 kilograms per person -35.1%
2021 0.2456 kilograms per person +46.0%
2022 0.2393 kilograms per person -2.6%
2023 0.2331 kilograms per person -2.6%

Ethiopia compared with similar countries

  • Ethiopia's 0.2331 kilograms per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3206 kilograms per person, 73% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Ethiopia's 0.2331 kilograms per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5123 kilograms per person, 46% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Per capita methane emissions by 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.

YearChange FromTo
2011 +94.4% 0.1105 kilograms per person 0.2147 kilograms per person
1992 -100.0% 0.2011 kilograms per person 0 kilograms per person
2021 +46.0% 0.1682 kilograms per person 0.2456 kilograms per person
2019 +46.0% 0.1775 kilograms per person 0.2592 kilograms per person
2020 -35.1% 0.2592 kilograms per person 0.1682 kilograms per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1227 kilograms per person 0 kilograms per person 0.21 kilograms per person 10
2000s 0.1301 kilograms per person 0.1136 kilograms per person 0.1483 kilograms per person 10
2010s 0.1934 kilograms per person 0.1105 kilograms per person 0.2592 kilograms per person 10
2020s 0.2215 kilograms per person 0.1682 kilograms per person 0.2456 kilograms per person 4

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 134 Sri Lanka 0.4353 kilograms per person compare
  2. 135 Nepal 0.3368 kilograms per person compare
  3. 136 Madagascar 0.3206 kilograms per person compare
  4. 138 Uganda 0.2055 kilograms per person compare
  5. 139 Andorra 0 kilograms per person
  6. 139 Antigua and Barbuda 0 kilograms per person
  7. 139 Bahamas 0 kilograms per person
  8. 139 Belize 0 kilograms per person compare
  9. 139 Bhutan 0 kilograms per person
  10. 139 Botswana 0 kilograms per person
  11. 139 Burkina Faso 0 kilograms per person
  12. 139 Burundi 0 kilograms per person
  13. 139 Cambodia 0 kilograms per person
  14. 139 Cape Verde 0 kilograms per person
  15. 139 Central African Republic 0 kilograms per person compare
  16. 139 Comoros 0 kilograms per person
  17. 139 Cook Islands 0 kilograms per person
  18. 139 Costa Rica 0 kilograms per person
  19. 139 Cyprus 0 kilograms per person
  20. 139 Djibouti 0 kilograms per person
  21. 139 Dominica 0 kilograms per person
  22. 139 Dominican Republic 0 kilograms per person
  23. 139 Eritrea 0 kilograms per person
  24. 139 Fiji 0 kilograms per person
  25. 139 Gambia 0 kilograms per person compare
  26. 139 Grenada 0 kilograms per person
  27. 139 Guatemala 0 kilograms per person compare
  28. 139 Guinea 0 kilograms per person compare
  29. 139 Guinea-Bissau 0 kilograms per person
  30. 139 Haiti 0 kilograms per person
  31. 139 Honduras 0 kilograms per person
  32. 139 Iceland 0 kilograms per person compare
  33. 139 Kiribati 0 kilograms per person
  34. 139 Lesotho 0 kilograms per person
  35. 139 Liberia 0 kilograms per person compare
  36. 139 Liechtenstein 0 kilograms per person
  37. 139 Maldives 0 kilograms per person
  38. 139 Mali 0 kilograms per person
  39. 139 Marshall Islands 0 kilograms per person
  40. 139 Mauritania 0 kilograms per person compare
  41. 139 Mauritius 0 kilograms per person
  42. 139 Micronesia (country) 0 kilograms per person
  43. 139 Namibia 0 kilograms per person
  44. 139 Nauru 0 kilograms per person
  45. 139 Nicaragua 0 kilograms per person
  46. 139 Niue 0 kilograms per person
  47. 139 Palau 0 kilograms per person
  48. 139 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 kilograms per person
  49. 139 Saint Lucia 0 kilograms per person
  50. 139 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 kilograms per person
  51. 139 Samoa 0 kilograms per person
  52. 139 Sao Tome and Principe 0 kilograms per person
  53. 139 Seychelles 0 kilograms per person compare
  54. 139 Sierra Leone 0 kilograms per person
  55. 139 Solomon Islands 0 kilograms per person
  56. 139 Somalia 0 kilograms per person
  57. 139 Tonga 0 kilograms per person
  58. 139 Tuvalu 0 kilograms per person
  59. 139 Vanuatu 0 kilograms per person

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita methane emissions by sector in Ethiopia?
Per capita methane emissions by sector in Ethiopia was 0.2331 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita methane emissions by sector recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 0.2592 kilograms per person in 2019.
What is the lowest per capita methane emissions by sector recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kilograms per person in 1992.
How does Ethiopia rank for per capita methane emissions by sector?
Ethiopia ranks 137th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is per capita methane emissions by 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 Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita methane emissions by sector
Unit
kilograms per person
Source
Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 6,562 data points, 1990–2023
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Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.