Australia vs Somalia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre
Australia
1,811 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
1,848 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
140th
Somalia rank
138th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Australia
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 1,848 tonnes per square kilometre against 1,811 tonnes per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 37 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 140th and Somalia ranks 138th of 194 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,003 tonnes per square kilometre | 398.32 tonnes per square kilometre | 605 tonnes per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1970s | 1,145 tonnes per square kilometre | 532.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 613.23 tonnes per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1980s | 1,262 tonnes per square kilometre | 699.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 562.85 tonnes per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1990s | 1,315 tonnes per square kilometre | 893.76 tonnes per square kilometre | 421.36 tonnes per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2000s | 1,501 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,176 tonnes per square kilometre | 324.99 tonnes per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2010s | 1,735 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,531 tonnes per square kilometre | 203.57 tonnes per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2020s | 1,802 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,785 tonnes per square kilometre | 17.13 tonnes per square kilometre | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre, Australia or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 1,848 tonnes per square kilometre against 1,811 tonnes per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre between Australia and Somalia?
- 37 tonnes per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Somalia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Somalia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 140th and Somalia ranks 138th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from 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
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from 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.