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Share global methane emissions in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Share global methane emissions was 1.29 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.29
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
13th
of 201 countries
All-time high
1.37
in 2020
All-time low
0.6317
in 1979
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global methane emissions in Ethiopia, 1850–2024

00.511.5185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share global methane emissions in Ethiopia stood at 1.29.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global methane emissions in Ethiopia peaked at 1.37 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6317, in 1979.

Ethiopia ranks 13th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Share global methane emissions in Ethiopia, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.7261 —
1851 0.7362 +1.4%
1852 0.7451 +1.2%
1853 0.7534 +1.1%
1854 0.7588 +0.7%
1855 0.7675 +1.1%
1856 0.7749 +1.0%
1857 0.7837 +1.1%
1858 0.7926 +1.1%
1859 0.7994 +0.9%
1860 0.8051 +0.7%
1861 0.8121 +0.9%
1862 0.8202 +1.0%
1863 0.8255 +0.6%
1864 0.8309 +0.7%
1865 0.8368 +0.7%
1866 0.8423 +0.7%
1867 0.849 +0.8%
1868 0.8564 +0.9%
1869 0.8617 +0.6%
1870 0.8689 +0.8%
1871 0.872 +0.4%
1872 0.8721 +0.0%
1873 0.8741 +0.2%
1874 0.8821 +0.9%
1875 0.8835 +0.2%
1876 0.8879 +0.5%
1877 0.8919 +0.4%
1878 0.8965 +0.5%
1879 0.898 +0.2%
1880 0.8962 -0.2%
1881 0.8965 +0.0%
1882 0.8966 +0.0%
1883 0.8958 -0.1%
1884 0.899 +0.4%
1885 0.9023 +0.4%
1886 0.9048 +0.3%
1887 0.9045 -0.0%
1888 0.9009 -0.4%
1889 0.9038 +0.3%
1890 0.8997 -0.4%
1891 0.8998 +0.0%
1892 0.9028 +0.3%
1893 0.9085 +0.6%
1894 0.9082 -0.0%
1895 0.9063 -0.2%
1896 0.9075 +0.1%
1897 0.9064 -0.1%
1898 0.9048 -0.2%
1899 0.8992 -0.6%
1900 0.8961 -0.3%
1901 0.8951 -0.1%
1902 0.8955 +0.0%
1903 0.8885 -0.8%
1904 0.8899 +0.1%
1905 0.8869 -0.3%
1906 0.8814 -0.6%
1907 0.8687 -1.4%
1908 0.8762 +0.9%
1909 0.8722 -0.4%
1910 0.8689 -0.4%
1911 0.8678 -0.1%
1912 0.8658 -0.2%
1913 0.8575 -1.0%
1914 0.8738 +1.9%
1915 0.877 +0.4%
1916 0.8684 -1.0%
1917 0.8639 -0.5%
1918 0.8735 +1.1%
1919 0.8916 +2.1%
1920 0.8743 -1.9%
1921 0.8965 +2.5%
1922 0.8851 -1.3%
1923 0.8641 -2.4%
1924 0.861 -0.4%
1925 0.8596 -0.2%
1926 0.8632 +0.4%
1927 0.8459 -2.0%
1928 0.8468 +0.1%
1929 0.835 -1.4%
1930 0.8402 +0.6%
1931 0.8504 +1.2%
1932 0.8574 +0.8%
1933 0.8499 -0.9%
1934 0.8362 -1.6%
1935 0.8275 -1.0%
1936 0.8171 -1.3%
1937 0.8115 -0.7%
1938 0.8207 +1.1%
1939 0.8167 -0.5%
1940 0.8109 -0.7%
1941 0.8088 -0.3%
1942 0.8107 +0.2%
1943 0.8062 -0.6%
1944 0.806 -0.0%
1945 0.8258 +2.5%
1946 0.8143 -1.4%
1947 0.8012 -1.6%
1948 0.802 +0.1%
1949 0.8048 +0.3%
1950 0.7982 -0.8%
1951 0.7936 -0.6%
1952 0.7976 +0.5%
1953 0.7998 +0.3%
1954 0.8006 +0.1%
1955 0.7852 -1.9%
1956 0.7825 -0.3%
1957 0.781 -0.2%
1958 0.7867 +0.7%
1959 0.7755 -1.4%
1960 0.7759 +0.1%
1961 0.7851 +1.2%
1962 0.7816 -0.4%
1963 0.7707 -1.4%
1964 0.7639 -0.9%
1965 0.7526 -1.5%
1966 0.7339 -2.5%
1967 0.7324 -0.2%
1968 0.7273 -0.7%
1969 0.7118 -2.1%
1970 0.7003 -1.6%
1971 0.7051 +0.7%
1972 0.688 -2.4%
1973 0.6851 -0.4%
1974 0.6752 -1.4%
1975 0.6548 -3.0%
1976 0.6427 -1.8%
1977 0.6464 +0.6%
1978 0.6412 -0.8%
1979 0.6317 -1.5%
1980 0.6423 +1.7%
1981 0.6559 +2.1%
1982 0.6631 +1.1%
1983 0.6795 +2.5%
1984 0.6581 -3.2%
1985 0.6754 +2.6%
1986 0.6992 +3.5%
1987 0.6643 -5.0%
1988 0.6569 -1.1%
1989 0.6753 +2.8%
1990 0.6921 +2.5%
1991 0.7057 +2.0%
1992 0.7311 +3.6%
1993 0.6741 -7.8%
1994 0.6868 +1.9%
1995 0.6851 -0.2%
1996 0.7071 +3.2%
1997 0.7346 +3.9%
1998 0.7961 +8.4%
1999 0.7934 -0.3%
2000 0.7555 -4.8%
2001 0.7923 +4.9%
2002 0.8831 +11.5%
2003 0.8487 -3.9%
2004 0.8511 +0.3%
2005 0.8741 +2.7%
2006 0.9083 +3.9%
2007 0.9871 +8.7%
2008 1.02 +3.2%
2009 1.07 +5.0%
2010 1.1 +2.8%
2011 1.06 -3.6%
2012 1.09 +2.7%
2013 1.13 +3.7%
2014 1.15 +2.3%
2015 1.18 +2.1%
2016 1.21 +2.4%
2017 1.21 +0.5%
2018 1.22 +0.4%
2019 1.29 +5.9%
2020 1.37 +5.8%
2021 1.29 -5.2%
2022 1.29 -0.4%
2023 1.29 +0.5%
2024 1.29 -0.7%

Ethiopia compared with similar countries

  • Ethiopia's 1.29 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.196, 6.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Ethiopia's 1.29 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1431, 9.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.7638 0.7261 0.7994 10
1860s 0.834 0.8051 0.8617 10
1870s 0.8827 0.8689 0.898 10
1880s 0.9 0.8958 0.9048 10
1890s 0.9043 0.8992 0.9085 10
1900s 0.8851 0.8687 0.8961 10
1910s 0.8708 0.8575 0.8916 10
1920s 0.8632 0.835 0.8965 10
1930s 0.8327 0.8115 0.8574 10
1940s 0.8091 0.8012 0.8258 10
1950s 0.7901 0.7755 0.8006 10
1960s 0.7535 0.7118 0.7851 10
1970s 0.667 0.6317 0.7051 10
1980s 0.667 0.6423 0.6992 10
1990s 0.7206 0.6741 0.7961 10
2000s 0.8989 0.7555 1.07 10
2010s 1.16 1.06 1.29 10
2020s 1.31 1.29 1.37 5

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 10 Mexico 1.6 compare
  2. 11 Iraq 1.59 compare
  3. 12 Australia 1.45 compare
  4. 14 Argentina 1.24 compare
  5. 15 Saudi Arabia 1.19 compare
  6. 16 Canada 1.19 compare

See the full ranking of 201 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global methane emissions in Ethiopia?
Share global methane emissions in Ethiopia was 1.29 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global methane emissions recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 1.37 in 2020.
What is the lowest share global methane emissions recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6317 in 1979.
How does Ethiopia rank for share global methane emissions?
Ethiopia ranks 13th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global methane emissions rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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