Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Somalia
Somalia: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled was 30.47 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Somalia, 1950–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 30.47 million tonnes for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Somalia peaked at 30.47 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.77 million tonnes, in 1950.
Somalia ranks 94th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Somalia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7.77 million tonnes | — |
| 1951 | 8.11 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1952 | 8.44 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1953 | 8.79 million tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1954 | 9.14 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1955 | 9.53 million tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1956 | 9.89 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1957 | 10.29 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1958 | 10.68 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1959 | 11.08 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1960 | 9.47 million tonnes | -14.6% |
| 1961 | 9.09 million tonnes | -4.0% |
| 1962 | 8.86 million tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 8.70 million tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 8.66 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 8.66 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 8.69 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 8.83 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 8.83 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 8.92 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 9.09 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 9.07 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 8.92 million tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 9.00 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 9.76 million tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 9.64 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 9.79 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 9.94 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 9.81 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 10.22 million tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 11.24 million tonnes | +10.0% |
| 1981 | 11.09 million tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 11.91 million tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1983 | 12.88 million tonnes | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 13.08 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 13.21 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 13.19 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 12.95 million tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 12.55 million tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 12.29 million tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 11.84 million tonnes | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 11.88 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 12.80 million tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 13.37 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 13.72 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 14.07 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 14.62 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 15.12 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 15.48 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 16.08 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 16.89 million tonnes | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 18.91 million tonnes | +11.9% |
| 2002 | 21.91 million tonnes | +15.9% |
| 2003 | 24.68 million tonnes | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 23.16 million tonnes | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 20.88 million tonnes | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 19.83 million tonnes | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 26.60 million tonnes | +34.1% |
| 2008 | 24.00 million tonnes | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 23.70 million tonnes | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 21.45 million tonnes | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 21.88 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 28.53 million tonnes | +30.4% |
| 2013 | 23.99 million tonnes | -15.9% |
| 2014 | 21.79 million tonnes | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 21.21 million tonnes | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 21.25 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 21.75 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 22.62 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 23.59 million tonnes | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 24.73 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 25.84 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 27.29 million tonnes | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 28.81 million tonnes | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 30.47 million tonnes | +5.7% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 30.47 million tonnes is above the median for low income countries, which is 25.12 million tonnes, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 30.47 million tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.74 million tonnes, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +34.1% | 19.83 million tonnes | 26.60 million tonnes |
| 2012 | +30.4% | 21.88 million tonnes | 28.53 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.37 million tonnes | 7.77 million tonnes | 11.08 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 8.87 million tonnes | 8.66 million tonnes | 9.47 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.52 million tonnes | 8.92 million tonnes | 10.22 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.44 million tonnes | 11.09 million tonnes | 13.21 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.90 million tonnes | 11.84 million tonnes | 16.08 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.05 million tonnes | 16.89 million tonnes | 26.60 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.81 million tonnes | 21.21 million tonnes | 28.53 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.43 million tonnes | 24.73 million tonnes | 30.47 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More climate change data for Somalia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 76.68 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 40,869 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,404 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 29,465 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 43.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,052 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 530.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 497.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.88 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Somalia?
- Annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Somalia was 30.47 million tonnes in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.47 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.77 million tonnes in 1950.
- How does Somalia rank for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
- Somalia ranks 94th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Annual co2 including land use Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.