Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Ethiopia, 1941–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0.5% for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 62.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Ethiopia peaked at 1.0% in 1950 and was at its lowest, -0.3%, in 1992.
Ethiopia ranks 30th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 0.6% | — |
| 1942 | 0.6% | +9.3% |
| 1943 | 0.7% | +5.3% |
| 1948 | 0.7% | +7.9% |
| 1949 | 0.7% | +4.6% |
| 1950 | 1.0% | +30.8% |
| 1951 | 0.8% | -14.8% |
| 1952 | 0.8% | -5.7% |
| 1953 | 0.8% | -3.0% |
| 1954 | 0.7% | -4.4% |
| 1955 | 0.7% | -4.1% |
| 1956 | 0.7% | -1.3% |
| 1957 | 0.7% | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 0.7% | +2.7% |
| 1959 | 0.7% | -2.3% |
| 1960 | 0.7% | +9.2% |
| 1961 | 0.8% | +6.3% |
| 1962 | 0.8% | -5.6% |
| 1963 | 0.6% | -22.2% |
| 1964 | 0.7% | +16.8% |
| 1965 | 0.7% | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.6% | -9.9% |
| 1967 | 0.6% | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.6% | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.5% | -22.3% |
| 1970 | 0.5% | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.4% | -18.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4% | -11.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3% | -12.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3% | -9.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3% | -8.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2% | -11.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2% | -8.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2% | -15.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | -20.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | -20.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | -29.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -59.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -65.3% |
| 1985 | -0.0% | -194.4% |
| 1986 | -0.0% | +214.7% |
| 1987 | -0.1% | +56.8% |
| 1988 | -0.1% | +26.3% |
| 1989 | -0.1% | +12.0% |
| 1990 | -0.1% | +3.8% |
| 1991 | -0.1% | -2.9% |
| 1992 | -0.3% | +296.5% |
| 1993 | -0.2% | -28.6% |
| 1994 | -0.2% | -19.2% |
| 1995 | -0.1% | -43.9% |
| 1996 | -0.1% | +9.4% |
| 1997 | -0.1% | -7.1% |
| 1998 | -0.1% | -31.6% |
| 1999 | -0.1% | -11.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -323.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -27.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +348.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +32.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -14.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -28.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -24.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +38.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +36.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +23.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -21.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -1.9% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1%, 9.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 15.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +348.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| 2000 | +323.4% | -0.1% | 0.1% |
| 1992 | -296.5% | -0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | -214.7% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | -194.4% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 5 |
| 1950s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | -0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1% | -0.3% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
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 global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Ethiopia?
- Share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Ethiopia was 0.5% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1950.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3% in 1992.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Ethiopia ranks 30th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.9%. 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 global CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.