CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change in Somalia
Somalia: CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change was 1.32 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change in Somalia, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change in Somalia is 1.32 million tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change in Somalia peaked at 1.32 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47,632 tonnes, in 1950.
Somalia ranks 164th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | 61,922 tonnes | 47,632 tonnes | 87,936 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 133,003 tonnes | 84,272 tonnes | 227,168 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 405,605 tonnes | 186,864 tonnes | 798,752 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 818,453 tonnes | 274,800 tonnes | 1.00 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 608,863 tonnes | 487,312 tonnes | 782,197 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 633,506 tonnes | 509,296 tonnes | 743,792 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 913,802 tonnes | 776,768 tonnes | 1.07 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.24 million tonnes | 1.14 million tonnes | 1.32 million tonnes | 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 co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change in Somalia?
- Co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change in Somalia was 1.32 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47,632 tonnes in 1950.
- How does Somalia rank for co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change?
- Somalia ranks 164th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.8%. 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 CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.