Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.8% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Ethiopia, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Ethiopia stood at 0.8%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Ethiopia peaked at 0.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1997.
Ethiopia ranks 28th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More climate change data for Ethiopia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 3.6% (2100)
- Population growth 2.6% (2025)
- Population, total 135.47 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.6% (2025)
- Urban population 32.66 million (2025)
- Urban population 24.1% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.1351 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 330.23 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.1351 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.1351 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Ethiopia?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Ethiopia was 0.8% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1997.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Ethiopia ranks 28th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.