Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Somalia
Somalia: Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions was 3.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Somalia, 1961–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Somalia stood at 3.3%.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Somalia peaked at 12.4% in 1979 and was at its lowest, -4.8%, in 1992.
Somalia ranks 8th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.0% | 2.5% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.7% | -1.7% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.8% | -4.8% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.5% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 0.7% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 3.8% | 6 |
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 change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Somalia?
- Annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Somalia was 3.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 1979.
- What is the lowest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.8% in 1992.
- How does Somalia rank for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions?
- Somalia ranks 8th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in gross domestic product (GDP), population, and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.