Cyprus vs Somalia: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Cyprus
9.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Somalia
10.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cyprus rank
129th
Somalia rank
127th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Cyprus
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 10.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 9.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cyprus, a difference of 411,780 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Somalia ahead.
Cyprus ranks 129th and Somalia ranks 127th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 5 and Somalia in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 51,796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 150,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 98,805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1860s | 55,434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 164,044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 108,610 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1870s | 56,777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 179,938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 123,161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1880s | 58,262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 197,506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 139,244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1890s | 59,517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 216,730 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 157,213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1900s | 64,277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 247,685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 183,408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1910s | 73,430 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 305,349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 231,919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1920s | 82,813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 399,068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 316,255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1930s | 93,578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 538,774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 445,195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1940s | 148,397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 734,789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 586,391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1950s | 740,235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 941,255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 201,020 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1960s | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 343,328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cyprus |
| 1970s | 2.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 888,916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 3.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 994,591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 6.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 8.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 8.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 128,559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 2020s | 9.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 624,918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Cyprus or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 10.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 9.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cyprus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Cyprus and Somalia?
- 411,780 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Somalia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cyprus and Somalia rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Cyprus ranks 129th and Somalia ranks 127th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.