Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Ethiopia, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Ethiopia stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Ethiopia peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
Ethiopia ranks 107th of 215 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.
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +59.6% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +68.2% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +78.9% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +51.0% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +23.4% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +18.0% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +24.2% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +14.6% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +12.9% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +9.6% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +6.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +7.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +6.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +8.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +10.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +12.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +19.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +12.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +8.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0%, 5.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 3.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | +78.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1952 | +68.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1951 | +59.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1954 | +51.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 104 North Korea 0.0% compare
- 105 Tajikistan 0.0% compare
- 106 Costa Rica 0.0% compare
- 108 El Salvador 0.0% compare
- 109 Tanzania 0.0% compare
- 110 Bahrain 0.0% compare
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 share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Ethiopia?
- Share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Ethiopia was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Ethiopia ranks 107th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.5%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.