Share nitrous oxide emissions in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share nitrous oxide emissions was 1.76 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.76
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
10th
of 201 countries
All-time high
2.33
in 1949
All-time low
0.727
in 1870
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Ethiopia, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share nitrous oxide emissions in Ethiopia is 1.76, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share nitrous oxide emissions in Ethiopia peaked at 2.33 in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.727, in 1870.
That places Ethiopia 10th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.7334 | — |
| 1851 | 0.7351 | +0.2% |
| 1852 | 0.7366 | +0.2% |
| 1853 | 0.7379 | +0.2% |
| 1854 | 0.7391 | +0.2% |
| 1855 | 0.7399 | +0.1% |
| 1856 | 0.7405 | +0.1% |
| 1857 | 0.7408 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.7407 | -0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.7403 | -0.1% |
| 1860 | 0.7394 | -0.1% |
| 1861 | 0.7382 | -0.2% |
| 1862 | 0.737 | -0.2% |
| 1863 | 0.7357 | -0.2% |
| 1864 | 0.7344 | -0.2% |
| 1865 | 0.7331 | -0.2% |
| 1866 | 0.7318 | -0.2% |
| 1867 | 0.7305 | -0.2% |
| 1868 | 0.7293 | -0.2% |
| 1869 | 0.7281 | -0.2% |
| 1870 | 0.727 | -0.1% |
| 1871 | 0.7284 | +0.2% |
| 1872 | 0.7335 | +0.7% |
| 1873 | 0.7411 | +1.0% |
| 1874 | 0.7498 | +1.2% |
| 1875 | 0.7586 | +1.2% |
| 1876 | 0.7667 | +1.1% |
| 1877 | 0.7736 | +0.9% |
| 1878 | 0.7791 | +0.7% |
| 1879 | 0.7829 | +0.5% |
| 1880 | 0.7846 | +0.2% |
| 1881 | 0.7852 | +0.1% |
| 1882 | 0.7854 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.7855 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.7854 | -0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.7852 | -0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.785 | -0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.7848 | -0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.7846 | -0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.7846 | -0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.7947 | +1.3% |
| 1891 | 0.7931 | -0.2% |
| 1892 | 0.7915 | -0.2% |
| 1893 | 0.7901 | -0.2% |
| 1894 | 0.789 | -0.1% |
| 1895 | 0.7882 | -0.1% |
| 1896 | 0.7879 | -0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.7881 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.789 | +0.1% |
| 1899 | 0.7905 | +0.2% |
| 1900 | 0.7929 | +0.3% |
| 1901 | 0.7947 | +0.2% |
| 1902 | 0.7953 | +0.1% |
| 1903 | 0.7951 | -0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.7945 | -0.1% |
| 1905 | 0.7942 | -0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.7944 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.7957 | +0.2% |
| 1908 | 0.7985 | +0.4% |
| 1909 | 0.8032 | +0.6% |
| 1910 | 0.8101 | +0.9% |
| 1911 | 0.8223 | +1.5% |
| 1912 | 0.8412 | +2.3% |
| 1913 | 0.8654 | +2.9% |
| 1914 | 0.8933 | +3.2% |
| 1915 | 0.9236 | +3.4% |
| 1916 | 0.9549 | +3.4% |
| 1917 | 0.9864 | +3.3% |
| 1918 | 1.02 | +3.1% |
| 1919 | 1.05 | +2.9% |
| 1920 | 1.07 | +2.6% |
| 1921 | 1.1 | +2.6% |
| 1922 | 1.13 | +2.8% |
| 1923 | 1.17 | +2.9% |
| 1924 | 1.2 | +2.8% |
| 1925 | 1.23 | +2.5% |
| 1926 | 1.25 | +2.2% |
| 1927 | 1.28 | +1.7% |
| 1928 | 1.29 | +1.2% |
| 1929 | 1.3 | +0.6% |
| 1930 | 1.3 | -0.0% |
| 1931 | 1.29 | -0.8% |
| 1932 | 1.27 | -1.4% |
| 1933 | 1.25 | -1.9% |
| 1934 | 1.22 | -2.3% |
| 1935 | 1.19 | -2.5% |
| 1936 | 1.16 | -2.6% |
| 1937 | 1.13 | -2.6% |
| 1938 | 1.1 | -2.3% |
| 1939 | 1.08 | -1.9% |
| 1940 | 1.07 | -1.3% |
| 1941 | 1.13 | +6.0% |
| 1942 | 1.3 | +15.2% |
| 1943 | 1.52 | +16.8% |
| 1944 | 1.74 | +14.5% |
| 1945 | 1.94 | +11.2% |
| 1946 | 2.1 | +8.3% |
| 1947 | 2.22 | +5.7% |
| 1948 | 2.3 | +3.6% |
| 1949 | 2.33 | +1.7% |
| 1950 | 2.33 | -0.2% |
| 1951 | 2.28 | -2.3% |
| 1952 | 2.18 | -4.2% |
| 1953 | 2.06 | -5.7% |
| 1954 | 1.91 | -6.9% |
| 1955 | 1.77 | -7.7% |
| 1956 | 1.62 | -8.2% |
| 1957 | 1.49 | -8.1% |
| 1958 | 1.38 | -7.4% |
| 1959 | 1.3 | -5.8% |
| 1960 | 1.26 | -3.4% |
| 1961 | 1.29 | +2.9% |
| 1962 | 1.26 | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 1.23 | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 1.2 | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 1.16 | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 1.12 | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 1.09 | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 1.06 | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 1.04 | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 1.05 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 1.06 | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 1.02 | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 1.01 | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.971 | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.9272 | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 0.9004 | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.9047 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.8726 | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.8663 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.8851 | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.8844 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.8975 | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8661 | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.8891 | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.932 | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 0.8749 | -6.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8747 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.915 | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 0.9434 | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9489 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9702 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8714 | -10.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9025 | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8908 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9267 | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9617 | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 1.04 | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 1.03 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9797 | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 1.02 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 1.15 | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 1.09 | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 1.1 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.15 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 1.18 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 1.28 | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 1.33 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 1.41 | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 1.44 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 1.38 | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 1.45 | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 1.48 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.52 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.56 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.61 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 1.61 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.61 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.74 | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 1.83 | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 1.73 | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 1.75 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.77 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 1.76 | -0.8% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 1.76 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2094, 8.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 1.76 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1991, 8.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.7384 | 0.7334 | 0.7408 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.7337 | 0.7281 | 0.7394 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.7541 | 0.727 | 0.7829 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.785 | 0.7846 | 0.7855 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.7902 | 0.7879 | 0.7947 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.7959 | 0.7929 | 0.8032 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.9161 | 0.8101 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.2 | 1.07 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.2 | 1.08 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.76 | 1.07 | 2.33 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.83 | 1.3 | 2.33 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.17 | 1.04 | 1.29 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9577 | 0.8663 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8919 | 0.8661 | 0.932 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9482 | 0.8714 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.17 | 0.9797 | 1.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.54 | 1.38 | 1.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.77 | 1.73 | 1.83 | 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 nitrous oxide emissions in Ethiopia?
- Share nitrous oxide emissions in Ethiopia was 1.76 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.33 in 1949.
- What is the lowest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.727 in 1870.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share nitrous oxide emissions?
- Ethiopia ranks 10th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. 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 nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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