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.
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 0.0% | — |
| 1952 | 0.0% | — |
| 1953 | 0.0% | — |
| 1954 | 0.0% | — |
| 1955 | 38.5% | — |
| 1956 | 5.6% | -85.6% |
| 1957 | 5.3% | -5.3% |
| 1958 | 15.0% | +185.0% |
| 1959 | 4.3% | -71.0% |
| 1960 | -4.2% | -195.8% |
| 1961 | 4.3% | -204.3% |
| 1962 | 20.8% | +379.2% |
| 1963 | -3.4% | -116.6% |
| 1964 | 32.1% | -1032.1% |
| 1965 | -2.7% | -108.4% |
| 1966 | 5.6% | -305.6% |
| 1967 | 63.2% | +1036.8% |
| 1968 | -32.3% | -151.1% |
| 1969 | 4.8% | -114.8% |
| 1970 | 34.1% | +615.9% |
| 1971 | -13.6% | -139.8% |
| 1972 | 25.5% | -288.0% |
| 1973 | 12.5% | -51.0% |
| 1974 | 25.0% | +100.0% |
| 1975 | 52.2% | +108.9% |
| 1976 | -4.4% | -108.4% |
| 1977 | 66.4% | -1616.4% |
| 1978 | -30.3% | -145.6% |
| 1979 | -12.5% | -58.7% |
| 1980 | 66.9% | -635.3% |
| 1981 | -66.2% | -199.0% |
| 1982 | 161.3% | -343.6% |
| 1983 | 30.1% | -81.3% |
| 1984 | -23.5% | -178.2% |
| 1985 | 20.0% | -185.0% |
| 1986 | 7.7% | -61.5% |
| 1987 | 7.5% | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 1.1% | -85.7% |
| 1989 | -5.1% | -576.4% |
| 1990 | -17.8% | +247.2% |
| 1991 | -9.5% | -46.5% |
| 1992 | -5.9% | -38.5% |
| 1993 | -6.1% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | -1.2% | -80.6% |
| 1995 | -5.3% | +354.6% |
| 1996 | -1.7% | -67.4% |
| 1997 | -7.0% | +302.7% |
| 1998 | -5.5% | -21.8% |
| 1999 | -3.6% | -33.9% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | -224.5% |
| 2001 | 6.5% | +43.5% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | -16.2% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | -28.6% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | +29.1% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | -28.0% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | +45.6% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -36.0% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | +20.9% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | -13.6% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -12.6% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | +83.5% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -80.2% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | +689.8% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -80.6% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | -10.7% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 1.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.6%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 1.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.8%, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +1616.4% | -4.4% | 66.4% |
| 1967 | +1036.8% | 5.6% | 63.2% |
| 1964 | +1032.1% | -3.4% | 32.1% |
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
- 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 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.