Greenland vs Somalia: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre
Greenland
1.51 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Somalia
2.1 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Greenland rank
203rd
Somalia rank
202nd
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre over time
- Greenland
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 2.1 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.51 tonnes per square kilometre in Greenland, a difference of 0.59 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.4 times Greenland's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 203rd and Somalia ranks 202nd of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 5 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2206 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8528 tonnes per square kilometre | Greenland |
| 1970s | 1.44 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6465 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7957 tonnes per square kilometre | Greenland |
| 1980s | 1.35 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0497 tonnes per square kilometre | Greenland |
| 1990s | 1.61 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9705 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6405 tonnes per square kilometre | Greenland |
| 2000s | 1.53 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.01 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5184 tonnes per square kilometre | Greenland |
| 2010s | 1.37 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.46 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0874 tonnes per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2020s | 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.97 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.552 tonnes per square kilometre | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre, Greenland or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 2.1 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.51 tonnes per square kilometre in Greenland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre between Greenland and Somalia?
- 0.59 tonnes per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Somalia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Greenland and Somalia rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre?
- Greenland ranks 203rd and Somalia ranks 202nd of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, 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
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level 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.