Greenland vs Somalia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Greenland
35.19 million tonnes
in 2024
Somalia
41.93 million tonnes
in 2024
Greenland rank
168th
Somalia rank
166th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Greenland
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 41.93 million tonnes against 35.19 million tonnes in Greenland, a difference of 6.74 million tonnes.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Greenland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 168th and Somalia ranks 166th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 5 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 697,992 tonnes | 298,982 tonnes | 399,010 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1960s | 3.22 million tonnes | 1.26 million tonnes | 1.97 million tonnes | Greenland |
| 1970s | 7.69 million tonnes | 3.75 million tonnes | 3.94 million tonnes | Greenland |
| 1980s | 12.61 million tonnes | 10.12 million tonnes | 2.50 million tonnes | Greenland |
| 1990s | 17.78 million tonnes | 17.78 million tonnes | 3,950 tonnes | Somalia |
| 2000s | 23.86 million tonnes | 23.55 million tonnes | 301,170 tonnes | Greenland |
| 2010s | 29.89 million tonnes | 31.37 million tonnes | 1.49 million tonnes | Somalia |
| 2020s | 33.99 million tonnes | 39.36 million tonnes | 5.37 million tonnes | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Greenland or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 41.93 million tonnes against 35.19 million tonnes in Greenland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Greenland and Somalia?
- 6.74 million tonnes, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Somalia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Greenland and Somalia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Greenland ranks 168th and Somalia ranks 166th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.