Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil in Ethiopia, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0.1% for share of global co₂ emissions from oil in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from oil in Ethiopia peaked at 0.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1951.
Ethiopia ranks 83rd 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 global CO₂ emissions from oil in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | -37.4% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +81.2% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +91.8% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +20.1% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | -25.3% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +50.6% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | -14.1% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +5.0% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | -7.1% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | -9.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +8.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | -6.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +39.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +21.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +25.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +49.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -11.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -11.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -30.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +21.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -31.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -8.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -11.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +25.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +34.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -19.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +25.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -12.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +9.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +19.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +14.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -29.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +11.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +24.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +18.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +15.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0%, 4.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 4.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global 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 | +91.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1952 | +81.2% | 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% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 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 from oil in Ethiopia?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from oil in Ethiopia was 0.1% 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 from oil recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1951.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of global co₂ emissions from oil?
- Ethiopia ranks 83rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. 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 from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from oil in the same year.