Rwanda vs Somalia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Rwanda
37.32 million tonnes
in 2024
Somalia
41.93 million tonnes
in 2024
Rwanda rank
167th
Somalia rank
166th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Rwanda
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 41.93 million tonnes against 37.32 million tonnes in Rwanda, a difference of 4.62 million tonnes.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Rwanda ranks 167th and Somalia ranks 166th of 215 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 115,572 tonnes | 298,982 tonnes | 183,410 tonnes | Somalia |
| 1960s | 621,318 tonnes | 1.26 million tonnes | 636,166 tonnes | Somalia |
| 1970s | 1.49 million tonnes | 3.75 million tonnes | 2.26 million tonnes | Somalia |
| 1980s | 5.82 million tonnes | 10.12 million tonnes | 4.30 million tonnes | Somalia |
| 1990s | 11.37 million tonnes | 17.78 million tonnes | 6.41 million tonnes | Somalia |
| 2000s | 16.37 million tonnes | 23.55 million tonnes | 7.19 million tonnes | Somalia |
| 2010s | 23.19 million tonnes | 31.37 million tonnes | 8.19 million tonnes | Somalia |
| 2020s | 33.36 million tonnes | 39.36 million tonnes | 6.00 million tonnes | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Rwanda or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 41.93 million tonnes against 37.32 million tonnes in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Rwanda and Somalia?
- 4.62 million tonnes, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Somalia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Somalia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Rwanda ranks 167th 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 by world region. 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.