Ethiopia vs Somalia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita

Ethiopia
2.5 tonnes per person
in 2024
Somalia
2.21 tonnes per person
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
199th
Somalia rank
202nd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 2.5 tonnes per person against 2.21 tonnes per person in Somalia, a difference of 0.29 tonnes per person.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 199th and Somalia ranks 202nd of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2097 tonnes per person 0.3804 tonnes per person 0.1707 tonnes per person Somalia
1970s 0.589 tonnes per person 0.8492 tonnes per person 0.2602 tonnes per person Somalia
1980s 0.8865 tonnes per person 1.52 tonnes per person 0.6323 tonnes per person Somalia
1990s 1.08 tonnes per person 2.42 tonnes per person 1.34 tonnes per person Somalia
2000s 1.28 tonnes per person 2.26 tonnes per person 0.9779 tonnes per person Somalia
2010s 1.73 tonnes per person 2.28 tonnes per person 0.5439 tonnes per person Somalia
2020s 2.35 tonnes per person 2.21 tonnes per person 0.1391 tonnes per person Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita, Ethiopia or Somalia?
Ethiopia, at 2.5 tonnes per person against 2.21 tonnes per person in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita between Ethiopia and Somalia?
0.29 tonnes per person, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Somalia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Somalia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita?
Ethiopia ranks 199th and Somalia ranks 202nd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 12,896 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.