Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions was 0.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Ethiopia, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Ethiopia is 0.5%, 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 of global greenhouse gas emissions in Ethiopia peaked at 0.9% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 34 Spain 0.5% compare
- 35 United Arab Emirates 0.5% compare
- 36 Colombia 0.5% compare
- 38 Bangladesh 0.4% compare
- 39 Ukraine 0.4% compare
- 40 Uzbekistan 0.4% compare
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 in Ethiopia?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Ethiopia was 0.5% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1950.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1992.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Ethiopia ranks 37th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas 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 Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.