China vs Somalia: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
China
0.3375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Somalia
0.3235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
China rank
82nd
Somalia rank
85th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- China
- Somalia
How they compare
China currently reports 0.3375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Somalia, a difference of 0.014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.
China ranks 82nd and Somalia ranks 85th of 196 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0.1788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1980s | 0.2331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.2836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.3227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.3347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.3306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, China or Somalia?
- China, at 0.3375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between China and Somalia?
- 0.014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Somalia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do China and Somalia rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- China ranks 82nd and Somalia ranks 85th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.