Namibia vs Somalia: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Namibia
1.53 tonnes per person
in 2024
Somalia
1.53 tonnes per person
in 2024
Namibia rank
38th
Somalia rank
37th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- Namibia
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 1.53 tonnes per person against 1.53 tonnes per person in Namibia, a difference of 0 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 38th and Somalia ranks 37th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 15 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.64 tonnes per person | -0.0917 tonnes per person | 1.73 tonnes per person | Namibia |
| 1860s | 2.73 tonnes per person | -0.1964 tonnes per person | 2.93 tonnes per person | Namibia |
| 1870s | 2.93 tonnes per person | -0.1622 tonnes per person | 3.09 tonnes per person | Namibia |
| 1880s | 3.04 tonnes per person | -0.1522 tonnes per person | 3.19 tonnes per person | Namibia |
| 1890s | 2.76 tonnes per person | -0.013 tonnes per person | 2.77 tonnes per person | Namibia |
| 1900s | 3.59 tonnes per person | 0.0367 tonnes per person | 3.55 tonnes per person | Namibia |
| 1910s | 3.86 tonnes per person | -0.0261 tonnes per person | 3.89 tonnes per person | Namibia |
| 1920s | 5.53 tonnes per person | 1 tonnes per person | 4.53 tonnes per person | Namibia |
| 1930s | 6.42 tonnes per person | 1.94 tonnes per person | 4.48 tonnes per person | Namibia |
| 1940s | 7.2 tonnes per person | 2.97 tonnes per person | 4.23 tonnes per person | Namibia |
| 1950s | 7.29 tonnes per person | 3.71 tonnes per person | 3.58 tonnes per person | Namibia |
| 1960s | 5.1 tonnes per person | 2.71 tonnes per person | 2.38 tonnes per person | Namibia |
| 1970s | 2.31 tonnes per person | 2.13 tonnes per person | 0.1776 tonnes per person | Namibia |
| 1980s | 1.7 tonnes per person | 1.77 tonnes per person | 0.069 tonnes per person | Somalia |
| 1990s | 2.68 tonnes per person | 1.81 tonnes per person | 0.8676 tonnes per person | Namibia |
| 2000s | 1.39 tonnes per person | 2.06 tonnes per person | 0.6628 tonnes per person | Somalia |
| 2010s | 1.6 tonnes per person | 1.61 tonnes per person | 0.0069 tonnes per person | Somalia |
| 2020s | 1.93 tonnes per person | 1.47 tonnes per person | 0.4593 tonnes per person | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, Namibia or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 1.53 tonnes per person against 1.53 tonnes per person in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Namibia and Somalia?
- 0 tonnes per person, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Somalia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Somalia rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Namibia ranks 38th and Somalia ranks 37th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.