Denmark vs Somalia: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions
Denmark
0.1%
in 2024
Somalia
0.1%
in 2024
Denmark rank
98th
Somalia rank
96th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Denmark
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Denmark, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 98th and Somalia ranks 96th of 199 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global greenhouse gas emissions, Denmark or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global greenhouse gas emissions between Denmark and Somalia?
- 0.0%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Somalia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Somalia rank globally for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Denmark ranks 98th and Somalia ranks 96th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.