Ethiopia Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
192,704,007
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+2.26%
increase
Global Share
0.36%
Per Capita
1.56
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Ethiopia were 192,704,007 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 2.3% over the previous year, representing an increase by 4,257,072 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 188,446,935 tons.
- Per capita: 1.56 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.56 t).
- Ethiopia accounts for 0.36% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 192,704,007 | 19,364,847 | 131,633,625 | 41,704,813 | 721 | 1.56 | 2.26% | 0.36% |
| 2023 | 188,446,935 | 19,016,491 | 128,797,428 | 40,632,295 | 721 | 1.56 | 4.42% | 0.36% |
| 2022 | 180,463,554 | 18,334,879 | 123,329,893 | 38,798,061 | 721 | 1.53 | 1.98% | 0.35% |
| 2021 | 176,960,564 | 19,094,064 | 120,706,717 | 37,159,062 | 721 | 1.53 | −2.52% | 0.35% |
| 2020 | 181,533,394 | 18,015,798 | 124,195,185 | 39,321,689 | 721 | 1.61 | 4.4% | 0.37% |
| 2019 | 173,874,250 | 18,482,458 | 118,124,065 | 37,267,005 | 721 | 1.58 | 6.88% | 0.34% |
| 2018 | 162,682,176 | 17,469,599 | 110,553,188 | 34,658,668 | 721 | 1.51 | 3.07% | 0.32% |
| 2017 | 157,841,425 | 15,873,564 | 107,734,813 | 34,232,325 | 721 | 1.5 | 2.3% | 0.32% |
| 2016 | 154,291,621 | 16,031,155 | 105,074,433 | 33,185,312 | 721 | 1.51 | 4.45% | 0.32% |
| 2015 | 147,717,920 | 13,509,773 | 101,930,965 | 32,276,461 | 721 | 1.48 | 3.17% | 0.30% |
| 2014 | 143,173,281 | 12,404,739 | 99,403,620 | 31,364,201 | 721 | 1.47 | 4.48% | 0.29% |
| 2013 | 137,035,762 | 10,441,562 | 96,489,883 | 30,103,596 | 721 | 1.44 | 3.92% | 0.28% |
| 2012 | 131,864,175 | 8,986,104 | 93,638,097 | 29,239,253 | 721 | 1.43 | 4.1% | 0.28% |
| 2011 | 126,665,398 | 7,958,499 | 90,702,146 | 28,004,032 | 721 | 1.41 | −0.11% | 0.27% |
| 2010 | 126,801,770 | 6,881,057 | 91,770,885 | 28,149,106 | 721 | 1.45 | 4.66% | 0.28% |
| 2009 | 121,154,731 | 6,909,849 | 87,408,730 | 26,835,431 | 721 | 1.42 | 4.02% | 0.28% |
| 2008 | 116,471,538 | 6,864,557 | 84,068,477 | 25,537,782 | 721 | 1.4 | 4.93% | 0.27% |
| 2007 | 110,999,885 | 6,351,331 | 80,154,671 | 24,493,054 | 830 | 1.37 | 9.52% | 0.26% |
| 2006 | 101,347,270 | 5,795,736 | 73,320,745 | 22,229,312 | 1,477 | 1.29 | 6.09% | 0.24% |
| 2005 | 95,532,478 | 5,472,930 | 69,089,663 | 20,967,046 | 2,838 | 1.25 | 3.71% | 0.23% |
| 2004 | 92,117,861 | 5,731,447 | 66,310,715 | 20,073,255 | 2,444 | 1.23 | 2.82% | 0.23% |
| 2003 | 89,589,477 | 5,260,677 | 65,011,245 | 19,315,569 | 1,985 | 1.23 | −0.8% | 0.24% |
| 2002 | 90,308,591 | 4,921,745 | 65,399,215 | 19,985,344 | 2,286 | 1.28 | 9.41% | 0.25% |
| 2001 | 82,543,821 | 4,787,678 | 59,445,896 | 18,307,767 | 2,480 | 1.21 | 7.09% | 0.23% |
| 2000 | 77,080,886 | 3,876,634 | 56,237,475 | 16,964,651 | 2,127 | 1.16 | −2.61% | 0.22% |
| 1999 | 79,145,390 | 3,496,148 | 57,760,005 | 17,887,884 | 1,353 | 1.22 | 0.11% | 0.23% |
| 1998 | 79,056,113 | 3,541,872 | 57,644,838 | 17,868,340 | 1,063 | 1.26 | 6.75% | 0.23% |
| 1997 | 74,060,545 | 3,333,280 | 54,204,432 | 16,521,850 | 984 | 1.21 | 3.33% | 0.21% |
| 1996 | 71,673,399 | 3,187,225 | 52,256,179 | 16,229,272 | 724 | 1.21 | 5.06% | 0.21% |
| 1995 | 68,223,773 | 2,826,424 | 50,134,936 | 15,262,081 | 332 | 1.19 | 1.66% | 0.20% |
| 1994 | 67,107,361 | 2,496,365 | 49,465,907 | 15,144,827 | 262 | 1.21 | 4.04% | 0.21% |
| 1993 | 64,498,410 | 2,159,038 | 48,135,121 | 14,204,045 | 207 | 1.2 | −7.22% | 0.20% |
| 1992 | 69,514,186 | 1,696,123 | 52,044,100 | 15,773,831 | 132 | 1.35 | 2.73% | 0.22% |
| 1991 | 67,666,946 | 2,165,855 | 50,101,467 | 15,399,493 | 132 | 1.36 | 1.33% | 0.21% |
| 1990 | 66,775,772 | 2,187,500 | 49,418,426 | 15,169,730 | 116 | 1.39 | 2.76% | 0.21% |
| 1989 | 64,979,293 | 2,092,862 | 48,079,390 | 14,806,977 | 64 | 1.4 | 4.94% | 0.20% |
| 1988 | 61,920,821 | 1,984,539 | 45,865,613 | 14,070,620 | 49 | 1.38 | 1.41% | 0.20% |
| 1987 | 61,057,819 | 1,900,477 | 45,239,302 | 13,917,997 | 43 | 1.4 | −3.49% | 0.20% |
| 1986 | 63,264,685 | 1,623,216 | 46,994,753 | 14,646,671 | 44 | 1.5 | 5.62% | 0.21% |
| 1985 | 59,899,852 | 1,292,320 | 44,782,225 | 13,825,299 | 8 | 1.47 | 4.15% | 0.21% |
| 1984 | 57,511,248 | 1,242,797 | 42,952,734 | 13,315,703 | 15 | 1.46 | −2.52% | 0.20% |
| 1983 | 58,997,772 | 1,335,236 | 43,850,132 | 13,812,391 | 14 | 1.54 | 2.75% | 0.21% |
| 1982 | 57,416,787 | 1,250,452 | 42,641,003 | 13,525,319 | 12 | 1.55 | 1.88% | 0.21% |
| 1981 | 56,355,589 | 1,362,915 | 42,173,290 | 12,819,367 | 16 | 1.56 | 0.79% | 0.20% |
| 1980 | 55,913,779 | 1,253,676 | 41,856,816 | 12,803,286 | 2 | 1.59 | −0.05% | 0.20% |
| 1979 | 55,942,452 | 1,218,494 | 41,882,861 | 12,841,097 | 0 | 1.62 | 0.92% | 0.19% |
| 1978 | 55,431,401 | 1,172,807 | 41,552,926 | 12,705,668 | 0 | 1.63 | 1.03% | 0.20% |
| 1977 | 54,866,597 | 1,136,589 | 41,110,803 | 12,619,206 | 0 | 1.63 | 1.18% | 0.20% |
| 1976 | 54,228,597 | 1,065,315 | 40,634,819 | 12,528,463 | 0 | 1.64 | −0.31% | 0.20% |
| 1975 | 54,396,983 | 1,070,043 | 40,667,878 | 12,659,062 | 0 | 1.67 | −2.75% | 0.21% |
| 1974 | 55,933,704 | 1,202,657 | 41,731,191 | 12,999,856 | 0 | 1.76 | −0.14% | 0.22% |
| 1973 | 56,014,683 | 1,188,079 | 41,778,123 | 13,048,481 | 0 | 1.81 | 1.01% | 0.22% |
| 1972 | 55,452,897 | 1,087,862 | 41,356,381 | 13,008,653 | 0 | 1.84 | −0.96% | 0.23% |
| 1971 | 55,990,402 | 1,171,644 | 41,720,462 | 13,098,296 | 0 | 1.91 | 0.6% | 0.24% |
| 1970 | 55,658,079 | 1,167,863 | 41,546,845 | 12,943,371 | 0 | 1.96 | – | 0.24% |
See also
- Ethiopia CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Ethiopia
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).