Eritrea vs Somalia: Per capita methane emissions
Eritrea
1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Somalia
1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Eritrea rank
56th
Somalia rank
58th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Eritrea
- Somalia
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Somalia, a difference of 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Somalia ahead.
Eritrea ranks 56th and Somalia ranks 58th of 199 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1860s | 0.086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1870s | 0.0997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1880s | 0.1164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1890s | 0.1371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1900s | 0.166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1910s | 0.2181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1920s | 0.2773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1930s | 0.3323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1940s | 0.3809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1950s | 0.4042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1960s | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1970s | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1980s | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1990s | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 2000s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 2010s | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 2020s | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Eritrea or Somalia?
- Eritrea, at 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Eritrea and Somalia?
- 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Somalia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Somalia rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Eritrea ranks 56th and Somalia ranks 58th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita 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 per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.