Chad vs Somalia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Chad
43.45 million tonnes
in 2024
Somalia
41.83 million tonnes
in 2024
Chad rank
159th
Somalia rank
160th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Chad
- Somalia
How they compare
Chad currently reports 43.45 million tonnes against 41.83 million tonnes in Somalia, a difference of 1.62 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Somalia ahead.
Chad ranks 159th and Somalia ranks 160th of 215 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 239,489 tonnes | 298,982 tonnes | 59,494 tonnes | Somalia |
| 1960s | 953,082 tonnes | 1.26 million tonnes | 304,402 tonnes | Somalia |
| 1970s | 2.32 million tonnes | 3.75 million tonnes | 1.43 million tonnes | Somalia |
| 1980s | 4.22 million tonnes | 10.11 million tonnes | 5.89 million tonnes | Somalia |
| 1990s | 7.15 million tonnes | 17.69 million tonnes | 10.54 million tonnes | Somalia |
| 2000s | 12.68 million tonnes | 23.45 million tonnes | 10.77 million tonnes | Somalia |
| 2010s | 24.79 million tonnes | 31.27 million tonnes | 6.48 million tonnes | Somalia |
| 2020s | 39.03 million tonnes | 39.26 million tonnes | 220,320 tonnes | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Chad or Somalia?
- Chad, at 43.45 million tonnes against 41.83 million tonnes in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Chad and Somalia?
- 1.62 million tonnes, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Somalia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Somalia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Chad ranks 159th and Somalia ranks 160th 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 from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.