Bolivia vs Somalia: Methane emissions
Bolivia
27.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Somalia
25.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Bolivia rank
59th
Somalia rank
61st
Methane emissions over time
- Bolivia
- Somalia
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 27.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 25.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Somalia, a difference of 2.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Somalia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 59th and Somalia ranks 61st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 5 and Somalia in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 524,734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1860s | 2.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 603,743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1870s | 2.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1880s | 2.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1890s | 3.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 683,716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1900s | 3.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 893,737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1910s | 4.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 355,188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1920s | 5.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 333,904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1930s | 6.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 882,729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1940s | 6.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1950s | 9.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 263,218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1960s | 16.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bolivia |
| 1970s | 28.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bolivia |
| 1980s | 22.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 22.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 20.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 2010s | 23.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 445,540 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 2020s | 26.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Bolivia or Somalia?
- Bolivia, at 27.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 25.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Bolivia and Somalia?
- 2.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Somalia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and Somalia rank globally for methane emissions?
- Bolivia ranks 59th and Somalia ranks 61st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.