Afghanistan vs Somalia: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Afghanistan
44.58 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Somalia
48.56 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
171st
Somalia rank
170th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Afghanistan
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 48.56 tonnes per square kilometre against 44.58 tonnes per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 3.98 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 171st and Somalia ranks 170th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.77 tonnes per square kilometre | 14.03 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.73 tonnes per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 9.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 15.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.93 tonnes per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 1980s | 6.71 tonnes per square kilometre | 19.83 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.12 tonnes per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 1990s | 1.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 22.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 20.91 tonnes per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2000s | 6.31 tonnes per square kilometre | 35.16 tonnes per square kilometre | 28.85 tonnes per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2010s | 17.51 tonnes per square kilometre | 36.36 tonnes per square kilometre | 18.84 tonnes per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2020s | 32.77 tonnes per square kilometre | 43.72 tonnes per square kilometre | 10.95 tonnes per square kilometre | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 48.56 tonnes per square kilometre against 44.58 tonnes per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 3.98 tonnes per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 171st and Somalia ranks 170th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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.