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Djibouti vs Ethiopia

26 metrics with data for both countries. The solid line is Djibouti; the dashed grey line is Ethiopia.

Country A · Djibouti
Country B · Ethiopia

Climate

CO2 emissions

Djibouti: 0.56 Mt CO2/year · 2024Ethiopia: 17.8 Mt CO2/year · 2024
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Carbon dioxide released each year from burning fossil fuels and industry. The main driver of global warming. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

CO2 emissions per person

Djibouti: 0.48 t CO2/person/year · 2024Ethiopia: 0.14 t CO2/person/year · 2024
00.511960198020002020Ethiopiahigh 1966

Each person's share of their country's yearly CO2 emissions. A fairer way to compare countries of very different sizes. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Temperature anomaly

Djibouti: 0.74 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025Ethiopia: 0.71 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
-2019401960198020002020Ethiopiahigh 2024low 1950

How much warmer or cooler a country's year was compared with its 1991-2020 average. Watch the map turn red as you move the slider towards today. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Methane emissions

Djibouti: 1.22 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Ethiopia: 119.0 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
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Methane traps around 80 times more heat than CO2 over 20 years. It comes mainly from livestock, rice, landfill and leaky fossil fuel infrastructure. Global Carbon Project / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

All greenhouse gases

Djibouti: 2.11 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Ethiopia: 247.1 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
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Every warming gas combined: CO2, methane and nitrous oxide, expressed as CO2-equivalents. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Nitrous oxide emissions

Djibouti: 0.27 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Ethiopia: 51.6 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
020401850190019502000Ethiopiahigh 2018

N2O is nearly 300 times more warming than CO2 and comes mostly from fertilised farmland and livestock. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Energy

Energy use per person

Djibouti: 3,056 kWh/person/year · 2023Ethiopia: 693.4 kWh/person/year · 2023
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How much energy each person uses in a year, across electricity, transport, heating and industry. Energy Institute / Ember via Our World in Data

Solar electricity

Djibouti: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024Ethiopia: 0.12 % of electricity · 2025
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The share of a country's electricity generated from solar panels. The fastest-growing energy source in history. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Wind electricity

Djibouti: 35.0 % of electricity · 2024Ethiopia: 3.30 % of electricity · 2025
010203020002005201020152020Ethiopiahigh 2021

The share of a country's electricity generated from wind turbines, onshore and offshore. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Coal electricity

Djibouti: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024Ethiopia: 0.00 % of electricity · 2025
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The share of electricity still generated by burning coal, the most polluting fuel. The number that must reach zero first. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Oil electricity

Djibouti: 65.0 % of electricity · 2024Ethiopia: 0.00 % of electricity · 2025
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The share of a country's electricity generated by burning oil. Rare on big grids, still common on islands. Ember via Our World in Data

Gas electricity

Djibouti: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024Ethiopia: 0.00 % of electricity · 2025
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The share of a country's electricity generated from natural gas, the least polluting fossil fuel but still a fossil fuel. Ember via Our World in Data

Land & Life

Forest area

Djibouti: 0.26 % of land · 2025Ethiopia: 23.7 % of land · 2025
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How much of a country's land is covered by forest. FAO via Our World in Data

Deaths from natural disasters

Djibouti: 0.00 deaths/year · 2021Ethiopia: 17.9 deaths/year · 2021
05001k20002005201020152020Ethiopiahigh 2004

People killed by floods, storms, droughts, heatwaves, earthquakes and other disasters each year. Single events dominate single years. IHME Global Burden of Disease via Our World in Data

Red List Index

Djibouti: 0.81 index (1 = species safe) · 2024Ethiopia: 0.85 index (1 = species safe) · 2024
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Tracks extinction risk across all assessed species. 1 means no species at risk; falling values mean wildlife sliding towards extinction. IUCN / SDG 15.5.1 via Our World in Data

Protected land

Djibouti: 1.60 % of land area · 2024Ethiopia: 17.0 % of land area · 2024
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The share of a country's land under legal protection for nature. The global 30x30 target aims for 30% by 2030. World Bank / UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Meat supply per person

Djibouti: 14.1 kg/person/year · 2023Ethiopia: 6.91 kg/person/year · 2023
0102030198020002020Ethiopiahigh 2007low 1989

Meat available for consumption per person. Livestock drives around 15% of global emissions and most deforestation. FAO via Our World in Data

Nitrogen fertiliser use

Djibouti: 13.4 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023Ethiopia: 29.6 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023
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Nitrogen applied per hectare of cropland. It feeds half the world, but runoff chokes rivers and coastal seas. FAO via Our World in Data

Urban population

Djibouti: 73.0 % living in cities · 2025Ethiopia: 24.1 % living in cities · 2025
0501960198020002020Ethiopiahigh 1991

The share of people living in towns and cities. Urbanisation shapes energy use, land use and how people experience climate change. UN World Urbanization Prospects via Our World in Data

Water

Water stress

Djibouti: 6.33 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022Ethiopia: 32.3 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022
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How much of a country's renewable freshwater is withdrawn each year. Above 25% counts as stressed; above 100% means drawing down reserves. FAO AQUASTAT (SDG 6.4.2) via Our World in Data

Renewable water per person

Djibouti: 263.8 m³/person/year · 2022Ethiopia: 973.0 m³/person/year · 2022
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Each person's share of the country's renewable freshwater. Below 1,700 m³ is water stress; below 1,000 m³ is scarcity. FAO AQUASTAT via Our World in Data

Annual precipitation

Djibouti: 123.7 mm/year · 2025Ethiopia: 829.1 mm/year · 2025
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Total rain and snow that fell over a country in a year, averaged across its land area. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Rainfall anomaly

Djibouti: -52.1 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025Ethiopia: -24.1 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025
020019401960198020002020Ethiopiahigh 1950low 2008

How much wetter (teal) or drier (brown) a country's year was compared with its 1961-1990 average. A simple drought and deluge signal. Derived from Copernicus ERA5 precipitation via Our World in Data

Safely managed sanitation

Djibouti: 39.7 % of population · 2023Ethiopia: 8.05 % of population · 2024
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The share of people whose toilet waste is safely treated rather than left to contaminate water and soil. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Pollution

Air pollution (PM2.5)

Djibouti: 31.1 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
0204020002005201020152020Ethiopiahigh 2011

Average exposure to fine particles small enough to enter the bloodstream. The WHO guideline is 5 µg/m³. World Bank / van Donkelaar et al. via Our World in Data

Ozone-depleting substances

Djibouti: 0.34 ODP tonnes/year · 2021Ethiopia: 3.37 ODP tonnes/year · 2021
0501990200020102020Ethiopiahigh 1995

Consumption of chemicals that destroy the ozone layer. Watch the map fade towards zero: the Montreal Protocol is the world's most successful environmental treaty. UN Environment Programme via Our World in Data