Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) was 2.64 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Ethiopia, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Ethiopia stood at 2.64 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 44.2% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Ethiopia peaked at 10.18 % change on previous year in 2007 and was at its lowest, -9.95 % change on previous year, in 1993.
That places Ethiopia 44th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.2 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | -0.6841 % change on previous year | -157.2% |
| 1973 | 0.3059 % change on previous year | -144.7% |
| 1974 | -0.3725 % change on previous year | -221.7% |
| 1975 | -2.62 % change on previous year | +603.9% |
| 1976 | -1.03 % change on previous year | -60.6% |
| 1977 | 0.7239 % change on previous year | -170.2% |
| 1978 | 0.6855 % change on previous year | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 1.07 % change on previous year | +55.5% |
| 1980 | -0.2944 % change on previous year | -127.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1257 % change on previous year | -142.7% |
| 1982 | 5.51 % change on previous year | +4279.0% |
| 1983 | 2.12 % change on previous year | -61.5% |
| 1984 | -3.6 % change on previous year | -269.4% |
| 1985 | 3.83 % change on previous year | -206.4% |
| 1986 | 5.94 % change on previous year | +55.2% |
| 1987 | -4.98 % change on previous year | -183.7% |
| 1988 | 1.1 % change on previous year | -122.0% |
| 1989 | 5.23 % change on previous year | +377.3% |
| 1990 | 2.45 % change on previous year | -53.2% |
| 1991 | 1.51 % change on previous year | -38.2% |
| 1992 | 2.43 % change on previous year | +60.5% |
| 1993 | -9.95 % change on previous year | -509.4% |
| 1994 | 6.62 % change on previous year | -166.6% |
| 1995 | 0.7745 % change on previous year | -88.3% |
| 1996 | 6.34 % change on previous year | +718.2% |
| 1997 | 1.8 % change on previous year | -71.6% |
| 1998 | 8.15 % change on previous year | +352.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1097 % change on previous year | -98.7% |
| 2000 | -5.16 % change on previous year | -4805.1% |
| 2001 | 7.92 % change on previous year | -253.4% |
| 2002 | 9.16 % change on previous year | +15.7% |
| 2003 | -3.35 % change on previous year | -136.6% |
| 2004 | 3.92 % change on previous year | -217.1% |
| 2005 | 4.45 % change on previous year | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 6.02 % change on previous year | +35.2% |
| 2007 | 10.18 % change on previous year | +69.2% |
| 2008 | 4.27 % change on previous year | -58.1% |
| 2009 | 5.08 % change on previous year | +19.1% |
| 2010 | 4.9 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 2011 | -0.5155 % change on previous year | -110.5% |
| 2012 | 4.41 % change on previous year | -955.8% |
| 2013 | 2.96 % change on previous year | -33.0% |
| 2014 | 4.19 % change on previous year | +41.7% |
| 2015 | 2.91 % change on previous year | -30.5% |
| 2016 | 2.82 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 3.16 % change on previous year | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 1.25 % change on previous year | -60.5% |
| 2019 | 7.53 % change on previous year | +504.2% |
| 2020 | 5.51 % change on previous year | -26.7% |
| 2021 | -5.5 % change on previous year | -199.8% |
| 2022 | 4.41 % change on previous year | -180.2% |
| 2023 | 4.73 % change on previous year | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 2.64 % change on previous year | -44.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -4805.1% | 0.1097 % change on previous year | -5.16 % change on previous year |
| 1982 | +4279.0% | 0.1257 % change on previous year | 5.51 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | +955.8% | -0.5155 % change on previous year | 4.41 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.0813 % change on previous year | -2.62 % change on previous year | 1.2 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.5 % change on previous year | -4.98 % change on previous year | 5.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.02 % change on previous year | -9.95 % change on previous year | 8.15 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.25 % change on previous year | -5.16 % change on previous year | 10.18 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.36 % change on previous year | -0.5155 % change on previous year | 7.53 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.36 % change on previous year | -5.5 % change on previous year | 5.51 % change on previous year | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
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- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 1.91 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Ethiopia?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Ethiopia was 2.64 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.18 % change on previous year in 2007.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.95 % change on previous year in 1993.
- How does Ethiopia rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- Ethiopia ranks 44th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.