Gabon vs Somalia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Gabon
1.07 billion tonnes
in 2024
Somalia
1.13 billion tonnes
in 2024
Gabon rank
124th
Somalia rank
121st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Gabon
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 1.13 billion tonnes against 1.07 billion tonnes in Gabon, a difference of 54.98 million tonnes.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 124th and Somalia ranks 121st of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 5 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41.87 million tonnes | 48.51 million tonnes | 6.64 million tonnes | Somalia |
| 1960s | 131.83 million tonnes | 142.85 million tonnes | 11.02 million tonnes | Somalia |
| 1970s | 301.25 million tonnes | 233.66 million tonnes | 67.59 million tonnes | Gabon |
| 1980s | 468.42 million tonnes | 344.78 million tonnes | 123.64 million tonnes | Gabon |
| 1990s | 589.38 million tonnes | 474.54 million tonnes | 114.85 million tonnes | Gabon |
| 2000s | 778.73 million tonnes | 657.14 million tonnes | 121.58 million tonnes | Gabon |
| 2010s | 943.06 million tonnes | 887.92 million tonnes | 55.14 million tonnes | Gabon |
| 2020s | 1.05 billion tonnes | 1.07 billion tonnes | 22.86 million tonnes | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, Gabon or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 1.13 billion tonnes against 1.07 billion tonnes in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Gabon and Somalia?
- 54.98 million tonnes, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Somalia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and Somalia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Gabon ranks 124th and Somalia ranks 121st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. 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), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.