Somalia vs South Sudan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled over time
- Somalia
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 45.43 million tonnes against 41.83 million tonnes in Somalia, a difference of 3.60 million tonnes.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 160th and South Sudan ranks 158th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 4 and South Sudan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 298,982 tonnes | 303,305 tonnes | 4,323 tonnes | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 1.26 million tonnes | 1.48 million tonnes | 223,910 tonnes | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 3.75 million tonnes | 4.66 million tonnes | 918,335 tonnes | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 10.11 million tonnes | 7.84 million tonnes | 2.27 million tonnes | Somalia |
| 1990s | 17.69 million tonnes | 11.27 million tonnes | 6.43 million tonnes | Somalia |
| 2000s | 23.45 million tonnes | 16.96 million tonnes | 6.49 million tonnes | Somalia |
| 2010s | 31.27 million tonnes | 29.58 million tonnes | 1.69 million tonnes | Somalia |
| 2020s | 39.26 million tonnes | 42.07 million tonnes | 2.81 million tonnes | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled, Somalia or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 45.43 million tonnes against 41.83 million tonnes in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled between Somalia and South Sudan?
- 3.60 million tonnes, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Sudan?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and South Sudan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled?
- Somalia ranks 160th and South Sudan ranks 158th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled. 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 oil with 86 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.