Ethiopia carbon profile

Ethiopia emits roughly 20 Mt of CO₂ per year — about 0.05% of global emissions, ranking #85 worldwide. At 0.2 tonnes per person (#112 per capita), its footprint is far below the global average of ~4.7 t.

Emissions have surged over the past five years (+30%) and surged over the decade (+70%). Growth in energy demand is still outpacing clean-energy deployment.

Renewables supply about 99% of electricity. The power sector is largely decarbonized, so remaining emissions come mostly from transport, industry and heating.

Without policy shifts, emissions could grow another ~30% by 2030 as the economy expands. Maintaining clean growth while industrializing is the key challenge.