Share global ghg emissions in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share global ghg emissions was 0.454 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.454
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
37th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.9188
in 1950
All-time low
0.1645
in 1992
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share global ghg emissions in Ethiopia, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global ghg emissions in Ethiopia is 0.454, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global ghg emissions in Ethiopia peaked at 0.9188 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1645, in 1992.
Ethiopia ranks 37th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Share global ghg emissions in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.5967 | — |
| 1851 | 0.5225 | -12.4% |
| 1852 | 0.4814 | -7.9% |
| 1853 | 0.4625 | -3.9% |
| 1854 | 0.4437 | -4.1% |
| 1855 | 0.4297 | -3.1% |
| 1856 | 0.417 | -3.0% |
| 1857 | 0.4074 | -2.3% |
| 1858 | 0.3984 | -2.2% |
| 1859 | 0.3905 | -2.0% |
| 1860 | 0.405 | +3.7% |
| 1861 | 0.4137 | +2.1% |
| 1862 | 0.4247 | +2.7% |
| 1863 | 0.4184 | -1.5% |
| 1864 | 0.4096 | -2.1% |
| 1865 | 0.4121 | +0.6% |
| 1866 | 0.411 | -0.3% |
| 1867 | 0.4102 | -0.2% |
| 1868 | 0.4103 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.4113 | +0.3% |
| 1870 | 0.3853 | -6.3% |
| 1871 | 0.3803 | -1.3% |
| 1872 | 0.3685 | -3.1% |
| 1873 | 0.3662 | -0.6% |
| 1874 | 0.3655 | -0.2% |
| 1875 | 0.3646 | -0.3% |
| 1876 | 0.3628 | -0.5% |
| 1877 | 0.3584 | -1.2% |
| 1878 | 0.3576 | -0.2% |
| 1879 | 0.3541 | -1.0% |
| 1880 | 0.349 | -1.4% |
| 1881 | 0.3495 | +0.2% |
| 1882 | 0.3438 | -1.6% |
| 1883 | 0.3391 | -1.4% |
| 1884 | 0.3399 | +0.3% |
| 1885 | 0.3416 | +0.5% |
| 1886 | 0.3427 | +0.3% |
| 1887 | 0.3384 | -1.2% |
| 1888 | 0.3345 | -1.2% |
| 1889 | 0.3342 | -0.1% |
| 1890 | 0.3188 | -4.6% |
| 1891 | 0.3133 | -1.7% |
| 1892 | 0.3155 | +0.7% |
| 1893 | 0.3164 | +0.3% |
| 1894 | 0.3127 | -1.2% |
| 1895 | 0.3113 | -0.4% |
| 1896 | 0.3106 | -0.2% |
| 1897 | 0.3069 | -1.2% |
| 1898 | 0.3044 | -0.8% |
| 1899 | 0.3029 | -0.5% |
| 1900 | 0.3311 | +9.3% |
| 1901 | 0.3462 | +4.6% |
| 1902 | 0.3504 | +1.2% |
| 1903 | 0.3636 | +3.7% |
| 1904 | 0.3605 | -0.8% |
| 1905 | 0.3638 | +0.9% |
| 1906 | 0.3649 | +0.3% |
| 1907 | 0.3565 | -2.3% |
| 1908 | 0.3687 | +3.4% |
| 1909 | 0.3698 | +0.3% |
| 1910 | 0.3754 | +1.5% |
| 1911 | 0.3753 | -0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.3828 | +2.0% |
| 1913 | 0.3742 | -2.2% |
| 1914 | 0.3988 | +6.6% |
| 1915 | 0.4051 | +1.6% |
| 1916 | 0.4145 | +2.3% |
| 1917 | 0.4153 | +0.2% |
| 1918 | 0.4067 | -2.1% |
| 1919 | 0.4337 | +6.6% |
| 1920 | 0.4327 | -0.2% |
| 1921 | 0.4653 | +7.5% |
| 1922 | 0.4681 | +0.6% |
| 1923 | 0.4751 | +1.5% |
| 1924 | 0.4809 | +1.2% |
| 1925 | 0.4827 | +0.4% |
| 1926 | 0.5099 | +5.6% |
| 1927 | 0.4877 | -4.4% |
| 1928 | 0.4959 | +1.7% |
| 1929 | 0.4954 | -0.1% |
| 1930 | 0.507 | +2.3% |
| 1931 | 0.5202 | +2.6% |
| 1932 | 0.5352 | +2.9% |
| 1933 | 0.5326 | -0.5% |
| 1934 | 0.5218 | -2.0% |
| 1935 | 0.5304 | +1.6% |
| 1936 | 0.5171 | -2.5% |
| 1937 | 0.5004 | -3.2% |
| 1938 | 0.5086 | +1.6% |
| 1939 | 0.5041 | -0.9% |
| 1940 | 0.54 | +7.1% |
| 1941 | 0.5639 | +4.4% |
| 1942 | 0.6004 | +6.5% |
| 1943 | 0.6236 | +3.9% |
| 1944 | 0.6373 | +2.2% |
| 1945 | 0.7054 | +10.7% |
| 1946 | 0.7191 | +1.9% |
| 1947 | 0.7212 | +0.3% |
| 1948 | 0.7179 | -0.5% |
| 1949 | 0.752 | +4.7% |
| 1950 | 0.9188 | +22.2% |
| 1951 | 0.8052 | -12.4% |
| 1952 | 0.7572 | -6.0% |
| 1953 | 0.7237 | -4.4% |
| 1954 | 0.7016 | -3.1% |
| 1955 | 0.671 | -4.3% |
| 1956 | 0.6562 | -2.2% |
| 1957 | 0.653 | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 0.6627 | +1.5% |
| 1959 | 0.6457 | -2.6% |
| 1960 | 0.6763 | +4.7% |
| 1961 | 0.7131 | +5.4% |
| 1962 | 0.6734 | -5.6% |
| 1963 | 0.5894 | -12.5% |
| 1964 | 0.6381 | +8.3% |
| 1965 | 0.6338 | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.603 | -4.9% |
| 1967 | 0.6011 | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.5901 | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.5056 | -14.3% |
| 1970 | 0.5077 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.5148 | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4596 | -10.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4279 | -6.9% |
| 1974 | 0.4046 | -5.5% |
| 1975 | 0.3923 | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3759 | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3634 | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.3428 | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 0.3311 | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.3141 | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3113 | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.311 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2858 | -8.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2532 | -11.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2532 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2448 | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2304 | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 0.2261 | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2338 | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2332 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.239 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1645 | -31.2% |
| 1993 | 0.189 | +14.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1985 | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2111 | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2129 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2098 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2439 | +16.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2364 | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3235 | +36.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3181 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5085 | +59.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5807 | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5638 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5636 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5712 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.523 | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 0.535 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5731 | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5855 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5423 | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5584 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5545 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4803 | -13.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4302 | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 0.425 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4141 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4379 | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 0.482 | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4391 | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4369 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4463 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.454 | +1.7% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.454 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0958, 4.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.454 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0761, 6.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share global ghg emissions 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 | +59.9% | 0.3181 | 0.5085 |
| 2000 | +36.8% | 0.2364 | 0.3235 |
| 1992 | -31.2% | 0.239 | 0.1645 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.455 | 0.3905 | 0.5967 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.4126 | 0.405 | 0.4247 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3663 | 0.3541 | 0.3853 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3413 | 0.3342 | 0.3495 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3113 | 0.3029 | 0.3188 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3575 | 0.3311 | 0.3698 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3982 | 0.3742 | 0.4337 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4794 | 0.4327 | 0.5099 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5177 | 0.5004 | 0.5352 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.6581 | 0.54 | 0.752 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.7195 | 0.6457 | 0.9188 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6224 | 0.5056 | 0.7131 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.412 | 0.3311 | 0.5148 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2664 | 0.2261 | 0.3141 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2138 | 0.1645 | 0.2439 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.506 | 0.3181 | 0.5807 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4828 | 0.4 | 0.5855 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4517 | 0.4369 | 0.482 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 34 Spain 0.5054 compare
- 35 United Arab Emirates 0.4816 compare
- 36 Colombia 0.4561 compare
- 38 Bangladesh 0.4429 compare
- 39 Ukraine 0.4095 compare
- 40 Uzbekistan 0.3824 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 global ghg emissions in Ethiopia?
- Share global ghg emissions in Ethiopia was 0.454 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global ghg emissions recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9188 in 1950.
- What is the lowest share global ghg emissions recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1645 in 1992.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share global ghg emissions?
- Ethiopia ranks 37th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share global ghg emissions rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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