Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global cumulative 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
The most recent figure for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Ethiopia is 0.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Ethiopia peaked at 0.3% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1941.
That places Ethiopia 47th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 0.0% | — |
| 1942 | 0.0% | +105.3% |
| 1943 | 0.0% | +52.5% |
| 1948 | 0.0% | +27.5% |
| 1949 | 0.1% | +26.5% |
| 1950 | 0.1% | +31.2% |
| 1951 | 0.1% | +20.7% |
| 1952 | 0.1% | +15.6% |
| 1953 | 0.1% | +12.8% |
| 1954 | 0.1% | +10.7% |
| 1955 | 0.1% | +9.4% |
| 1956 | 0.2% | +8.4% |
| 1957 | 0.2% | +7.6% |
| 1958 | 0.2% | +7.1% |
| 1959 | 0.2% | +6.5% |
| 1960 | 0.2% | +6.3% |
| 1961 | 0.2% | +6.2% |
| 1962 | 0.2% | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2% | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2% | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2% | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 0.3% | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.3% | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.3% | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.3% | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.3% | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.3% | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.3% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.3% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.3% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3% | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3% | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.3% | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +1.6% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0%, 5.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 5.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | +105.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1943 | +52.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1950 | +31.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 1948 | +27.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1949 | +26.5% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 5 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Ethiopia?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Ethiopia was 0.3% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1974.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1941.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Ethiopia ranks 47th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global total cumulative emissions of CO₂ (including land-use change).