Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Somalia
Somalia: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions was 1.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Somalia, 1951–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Somalia stood at 1.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Somalia peaked at 161.3% in 1982 and was at its lowest, -66.2%, in 1981.
Somalia ranks 112th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.6% | 0.0% | 38.5% | 9 |
| 1960s | 8.8% | -32.3% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.5% | -30.3% | 66.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.0% | -66.2% | 161.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | -6.4% | -17.8% | -1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 3.0% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.7% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 1.3% | 10.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More climate change data for Somalia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.7% (2100)
- Population growth 3.3% (2025)
- Population, total 19.65 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.3% (2025)
- Urban population 10.84 million (2025)
- Urban population 55.1% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.0694 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 41.93 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.0694 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.0694 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Somalia?
- Annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Somalia was 1.8% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 161.3% in 1982.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -66.2% in 1981.
- How does Somalia rank for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Somalia ranks 112th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.