Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Somalia
Somalia: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 0.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Somalia, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Somalia stood at 0.6%. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
The figure is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 94.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Somalia peaked at 0.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.0%, in 1869.
Somalia ranks 30th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1860s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | -0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | -0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 27 Madagascar 0.7% compare
- 28 Mozambique 0.7% compare
- 29 Guatemala 0.6% compare
- 31 Burkina Faso 0.6% compare
- 32 Papua New Guinea 0.6% compare
- 33 Iran 0.5% compare
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 share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Somalia?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Somalia was 0.6% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 1869.
- How does Somalia rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Somalia ranks 30th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.9%. 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 Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.