Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Somalia or Palestine?

Palestine, at 24,688 tonnes against 22,766 tonnes in Somalia as of 2024.

What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Somalia and Palestine?

1,922 tonnes, with Palestine ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Palestine?

34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Somalia vs Palestine: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions

Somalia

22,766 tonnes

in 2024

Palestine

24,688 tonnes

in 2024

Somalia rank

121st

Palestine rank

118th

Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time

Somalia
Palestine

How they compare

Palestine currently reports 24,688 tonnes against 22,766 tonnes in Somalia, a difference of 1,922 tonnes.

That makes Palestine's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Palestine ahead.

Somalia ranks 121st and Palestine ranks 118th of 215 countries.

Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Somalia	Palestine	Difference	Ahead
1990s	-32,765 tonnes	56,181 tonnes	88,946 tonnes	Palestine
2000s	25,648 tonnes	72,181 tonnes	46,533 tonnes	Palestine
2010s	32,610 tonnes	117,614 tonnes	85,005 tonnes	Palestine
2020s	49,859 tonnes	303,085 tonnes	253,226 tonnes	Palestine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Somalia or Palestine?: Palestine, at 24,688 tonnes against 22,766 tonnes in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Somalia and Palestine?: 1,922 tonnes, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Palestine?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Somalia and Palestine rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?: Somalia ranks 121st and Palestine ranks 118th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 23,088 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.