Iceland vs Somalia: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Iceland
41.25 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Somalia
48.56 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Iceland rank
172nd
Somalia rank
170th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Iceland
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 48.56 tonnes per square kilometre against 41.25 tonnes per square kilometre in Iceland, a difference of 7.31 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 172nd and Somalia ranks 170th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 5 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.87 tonnes per square kilometre | 14.03 tonnes per square kilometre | 18.84 tonnes per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 1970s | 22.71 tonnes per square kilometre | 15.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.53 tonnes per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 1980s | 20.39 tonnes per square kilometre | 19.83 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5606 tonnes per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 1990s | 26.79 tonnes per square kilometre | 22.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.64 tonnes per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 2000s | 33.87 tonnes per square kilometre | 35.16 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.29 tonnes per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2010s | 39.22 tonnes per square kilometre | 36.36 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.87 tonnes per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 2020s | 38.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 43.72 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.2 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, Iceland or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 48.56 tonnes per square kilometre against 41.25 tonnes per square kilometre in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between Iceland and Somalia?
- 7.31 tonnes per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Somalia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Somalia rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Iceland ranks 172nd 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.