Equatorial Guinea vs Somalia: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry

Equatorial Guinea
9.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Somalia
10.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
128th
Somalia rank
127th

Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Somalia
05.0M10.0M15.0M185019372024

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 10.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 9.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 273,690 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Somalia ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 128th and Somalia ranks 127th of 198 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Somalia Difference Ahead
1850s 55,297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 150,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 95,303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia
1860s 52,625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 164,044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 111,419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia
1870s 50,250 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 179,938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 129,688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia
1880s 48,044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 197,506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 149,462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia
1890s 46,105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 216,730 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 170,625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia
1900s 44,910 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 247,685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 202,775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia
1910s 44,539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 305,349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 260,810 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia
1920s 44,601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 399,068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 354,467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia
1930s 48,612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 538,774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 490,161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia
1940s 56,678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 734,789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 678,111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia
1950s 97,173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 941,255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 844,082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia
1960s 101,022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 961,997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia
1970s 151,177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia
1980s 227,340 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia
1990s 4.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 165,731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia
2000s 14.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Equatorial Guinea
2010s 14.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Equatorial Guinea
2020s 10.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 918,876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Equatorial Guinea or Somalia?
Somalia, at 10.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 9.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Equatorial Guinea and Somalia?
273,690 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Somalia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Somalia rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 128th 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

Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
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
198 places, 34,488 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.