Mozambique vs Somalia: Methane emissions

Mozambique
27.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Somalia
25.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mozambique rank
60th
Somalia rank
61st

Methane emissions over time

  • Mozambique
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 27.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 25.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Somalia, a difference of 1.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Somalia ahead.

Mozambique ranks 60th and Somalia ranks 61st of 199 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Somalia Difference Ahead
1850s 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia
1860s 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia
1870s 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia
1880s 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia
1890s 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia
1900s 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia
1910s 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia
1920s 1.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia
1930s 2.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia
1940s 4.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia
1950s 7.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia
1960s 9.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia
1970s 9.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia
1980s 8.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia
1990s 11.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia
2000s 13.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 23.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia
2010s 20.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 24.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia
2020s 24.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 25.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 605,260 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, Mozambique or Somalia?
Mozambique, at 27.08 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 Mozambique and Somalia?
1.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Somalia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Mozambique and Somalia rank globally for methane emissions?
Mozambique ranks 60th 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

Indicator
Methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.