Democratic Republic of Congo vs Somalia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.0032 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Somalia
0.0035 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
193rd
Somalia rank
190th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.0035 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0032 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 193rd and Somalia ranks 190th of 202 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 5 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0113 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0051 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0062 tonnes per US$ of GDP Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s 0.0083 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.007 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0014 tonnes per US$ of GDP Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 0.0117 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0116 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 0.0216 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0129 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0087 tonnes per US$ of GDP Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 0.0134 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0067 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0066 tonnes per US$ of GDP Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 0.0056 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0061 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0005 tonnes per US$ of GDP Somalia
2020s 0.0036 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0039 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp, Democratic Republic of Congo or Somalia?
Somalia, at 0.0035 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0032 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp between Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia?
0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 193rd and Somalia ranks 190th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP
Unit
tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
202 places, 11,089 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.