Eritrea vs Somalia: Methane emissions, per square kilometre
Eritrea
39.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Somalia
40.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Eritrea rank
153rd
Somalia rank
151st
Methane emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Eritrea
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 40.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 39.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Eritrea, a difference of 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Somalia ahead.
Eritrea ranks 153rd and Somalia ranks 151st of 195 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 32.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 0.067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 34.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 37.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 2.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2010s | 36.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 38.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 2.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2020s | 38.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 40.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per square kilometre, Eritrea or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 40.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 39.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per square kilometre between Eritrea and Somalia?
- 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Somalia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Somalia rank globally for methane emissions, per square kilometre?
- Eritrea ranks 153rd and Somalia ranks 151st of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Methane emissions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.