How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 0.1168 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.1168 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 29.5%
World rank
174th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.1168 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0048 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1993
Years of data
31
1993–2023

How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Ethiopia, 1993–2023

00.0250.050.0750.10.1251993200820231993: 0.005 metric tons per square kilometre1994: 0.005 metric tons per square kilometre1995: 0.008 metric tons per square kilometre1996: 0.009 metric tons per square kilometre1997: 0.01 metric tons per square kilometre1998: 0.014 metric tons per square kilometre1999: 0.017 metric tons per square kilometre2000: 0.016 metric tons per square kilometre2001: 0.015 metric tons per square kilometre2002: 0.013 metric tons per square kilometre2003: 0.01 metric tons per square kilometre2004: 0.009 metric tons per square kilometre2005: 0.009 metric tons per square kilometre2006: 0.009 metric tons per square kilometre2007: 0.012 metric tons per square kilometre2008: 0.015 metric tons per square kilometre2009: 0.015 metric tons per square kilometre2010: 0.016 metric tons per square kilometre2011: 0.021 metric tons per square kilometre2012: 0.025 metric tons per square kilometre2013: 0.034 metric tons per square kilometre2014: 0.044 metric tons per square kilometre2015: 0.045 metric tons per square kilometre2016: 0.045 metric tons per square kilometre2017: 0.05 metric tons per square kilometre2018: 0.057 metric tons per square kilometre2019: 0.053 metric tons per square kilometre2020: 0.053 metric tons per square kilometre2021: 0.065 metric tons per square kilometre2022: 0.09 metric tons per square kilometre2023: 0.117 metric tons per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Ethiopia is 0.1168 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is up 29.5% on the previous year and up 243.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Ethiopia peaked at 0.1168 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0048 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1993.

That places Ethiopia 174th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Ethiopia, 1993 to 2023.
Year metric tons per square kilometre Change
1993 0.0048 metric tons per square kilometre —
1994 0.0053 metric tons per square kilometre +10.9%
1995 0.0084 metric tons per square kilometre +57.6%
1996 0.0088 metric tons per square kilometre +5.0%
1997 0.0104 metric tons per square kilometre +18.0%
1998 0.014 metric tons per square kilometre +34.8%
1999 0.0169 metric tons per square kilometre +20.3%
2000 0.0157 metric tons per square kilometre -6.7%
2001 0.0154 metric tons per square kilometre -1.9%
2002 0.0125 metric tons per square kilometre -18.9%
2003 0.0101 metric tons per square kilometre -19.2%
2004 0.0093 metric tons per square kilometre -8.4%
2005 0.0087 metric tons per square kilometre -6.2%
2006 0.0094 metric tons per square kilometre +8.3%
2007 0.0122 metric tons per square kilometre +29.9%
2008 0.0153 metric tons per square kilometre +25.1%
2009 0.0151 metric tons per square kilometre -1.2%
2010 0.016 metric tons per square kilometre +5.9%
2011 0.0213 metric tons per square kilometre +33.1%
2012 0.0255 metric tons per square kilometre +19.5%
2013 0.034 metric tons per square kilometre +33.6%
2014 0.0445 metric tons per square kilometre +30.7%
2015 0.0448 metric tons per square kilometre +0.7%
2016 0.0448 metric tons per square kilometre -0.1%
2017 0.0497 metric tons per square kilometre +11.1%
2018 0.0566 metric tons per square kilometre +13.8%
2019 0.0527 metric tons per square kilometre -7.0%
2020 0.0535 metric tons per square kilometre +1.5%
2021 0.0652 metric tons per square kilometre +21.9%
2022 0.0902 metric tons per square kilometre +38.5%
2023 0.1168 metric tons per square kilometre +29.5%

Ethiopia compared with similar countries

  • Ethiopia's 0.1168 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.158 metric tons per square kilometre, 74% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Ethiopia's 0.1168 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4382 metric tons per square kilometre, 27% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0098 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0048 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0169 metric tons per square kilometre 7
2000s 0.0124 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0087 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0157 metric tons per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.039 metric tons per square kilometre 0.016 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0566 metric tons per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0814 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0535 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1168 metric tons per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 171 Iraq 0.1393 metric tons per square kilometre compare
  2. 172 Djibouti 0.1374 metric tons per square kilometre compare
  3. 173 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.1179 metric tons per square kilometre compare
  4. 175 Gabon 0.1165 metric tons per square kilometre compare
  5. 176 Burkina Faso 0.115 metric tons per square kilometre compare
  6. 177 Serbia 0.1079 metric tons per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Ethiopia?
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Ethiopia was 0.1168 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 0.1168 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0048 metric tons per square kilometre in 1993.
How does Ethiopia rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
Ethiopia ranks 174th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 243.2%. 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 How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
215 places, 11,549 data points, 1965–2023
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How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.