Co2 land use per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Co2 land use per capita was 1.53 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.53
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
37th
of 194 countries
All-time high
3.92
in 1959
All-time low
-0.2176
in 1869
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Co2 land use per capita in Somalia, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co2 land use per capita in Somalia is 1.53, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 land use per capita in Somalia peaked at 3.92 in 1959 and was at its lowest, -0.2176, in 1869.
Somalia ranks 37th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Co2 land use per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0309 | — |
| 1851 | -0.0192 | -162.3% |
| 1852 | -0.0536 | +178.7% |
| 1853 | -0.0792 | +47.7% |
| 1854 | -0.0992 | +25.2% |
| 1855 | -0.1155 | +16.4% |
| 1856 | -0.1292 | +11.8% |
| 1857 | -0.1408 | +9.0% |
| 1858 | -0.151 | +7.2% |
| 1859 | -0.1602 | +6.0% |
| 1860 | -0.1693 | +5.7% |
| 1861 | -0.1771 | +4.6% |
| 1862 | -0.1839 | +3.9% |
| 1863 | -0.1902 | +3.4% |
| 1864 | -0.1958 | +3.0% |
| 1865 | -0.2009 | +2.6% |
| 1866 | -0.2056 | +2.3% |
| 1867 | -0.21 | +2.1% |
| 1868 | -0.214 | +1.9% |
| 1869 | -0.2176 | +1.7% |
| 1870 | -0.1913 | -12.1% |
| 1871 | -0.1771 | -7.4% |
| 1872 | -0.1684 | -4.9% |
| 1873 | -0.1627 | -3.4% |
| 1874 | -0.1587 | -2.4% |
| 1875 | -0.1559 | -1.8% |
| 1876 | -0.1539 | -1.3% |
| 1877 | -0.1523 | -1.0% |
| 1878 | -0.1512 | -0.7% |
| 1879 | -0.1504 | -0.6% |
| 1880 | -0.1516 | +0.8% |
| 1881 | -0.1519 | +0.2% |
| 1882 | -0.152 | +0.1% |
| 1883 | -0.152 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | -0.1521 | +0.1% |
| 1885 | -0.1522 | +0.1% |
| 1886 | -0.1523 | +0.1% |
| 1887 | -0.1525 | +0.1% |
| 1888 | -0.1527 | +0.2% |
| 1889 | -0.1529 | +0.1% |
| 1890 | -0.0891 | -41.8% |
| 1891 | -0.0535 | -40.0% |
| 1892 | -0.0308 | -42.4% |
| 1893 | -0.0155 | -49.7% |
| 1894 | -0.0047 | -69.7% |
| 1895 | 0.0032 | -169.1% |
| 1896 | 0.0092 | +182.7% |
| 1897 | 0.0137 | +49.5% |
| 1898 | 0.0173 | +26.2% |
| 1899 | 0.0202 | +16.3% |
| 1900 | 0.0267 | +32.4% |
| 1901 | 0.0309 | +15.8% |
| 1902 | 0.0339 | +9.8% |
| 1903 | 0.0362 | +6.6% |
| 1904 | 0.0378 | +4.6% |
| 1905 | 0.039 | +3.3% |
| 1906 | 0.0399 | +2.2% |
| 1907 | 0.0404 | +1.3% |
| 1908 | 0.0408 | +0.9% |
| 1909 | 0.041 | +0.5% |
| 1910 | 0.0116 | -71.7% |
| 1911 | -0.0052 | -144.6% |
| 1912 | -0.0161 | +210.3% |
| 1913 | -0.0237 | +47.1% |
| 1914 | -0.0292 | +23.2% |
| 1915 | -0.0336 | +15.2% |
| 1916 | -0.0371 | +10.4% |
| 1917 | -0.0401 | +8.3% |
| 1918 | -0.0428 | +6.7% |
| 1919 | -0.0452 | +5.5% |
| 1920 | 0.2462 | -645.3% |
| 1921 | 0.4679 | +90.0% |
| 1922 | 0.6578 | +40.6% |
| 1923 | 0.8277 | +25.8% |
| 1924 | 0.9831 | +18.8% |
| 1925 | 1.13 | +14.6% |
| 1926 | 1.26 | +11.8% |
| 1927 | 1.38 | +9.7% |
| 1928 | 1.49 | +8.2% |
| 1929 | 1.6 | +6.9% |
| 1930 | 1.66 | +3.6% |
| 1931 | 1.72 | +4.1% |
| 1932 | 1.79 | +4.0% |
| 1933 | 1.86 | +3.8% |
| 1934 | 1.93 | +3.5% |
| 1935 | 1.99 | +3.2% |
| 1936 | 2.04 | +2.9% |
| 1937 | 2.1 | +2.6% |
| 1938 | 2.14 | +2.3% |
| 1939 | 2.19 | +2.0% |
| 1940 | 2.52 | +15.1% |
| 1941 | 2.71 | +7.7% |
| 1942 | 2.84 | +4.8% |
| 1943 | 2.93 | +3.3% |
| 1944 | 3 | +2.4% |
| 1945 | 3.06 | +1.9% |
| 1946 | 3.11 | +1.6% |
| 1947 | 3.15 | +1.3% |
| 1948 | 3.18 | +1.1% |
| 1949 | 3.21 | +0.8% |
| 1950 | 3.49 | +8.6% |
| 1951 | 3.54 | +1.6% |
| 1952 | 3.58 | +1.2% |
| 1953 | 3.64 | +1.5% |
| 1954 | 3.68 | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 3.74 | +1.5% |
| 1956 | 3.78 | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 3.83 | +1.4% |
| 1958 | 3.88 | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 3.92 | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 3.26 | -16.8% |
| 1961 | 3.05 | -6.5% |
| 1962 | 2.89 | -5.3% |
| 1963 | 2.76 | -4.3% |
| 1964 | 2.67 | -3.5% |
| 1965 | 2.6 | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 2.54 | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 2.49 | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 2.45 | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 2.41 | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 2.37 | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 2.31 | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 2.21 | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 2.16 | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 2.27 | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 2.15 | -5.5% |
| 1976 | 2.13 | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 2.04 | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 1.92 | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 1.79 | -7.1% |
| 1980 | 1.76 | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 1.81 | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 1.86 | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 1.93 | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 1.92 | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 1.85 | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 1.76 | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 1.65 | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 1.6 | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 1.59 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.56 | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 1.64 | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 1.87 | +13.9% |
| 1993 | 1.91 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 1.86 | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 1.85 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.86 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.86 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.84 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 1.84 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.85 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 2 | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 2.23 | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 2.43 | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 2.19 | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 1.9 | -13.3% |
| 2006 | 1.75 | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 2.29 | +31.1% |
| 2008 | 2 | -12.8% |
| 2009 | 1.92 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 1.69 | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 1.71 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 2.22 | +30.3% |
| 2013 | 1.8 | -19.1% |
| 2014 | 1.57 | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 1.47 | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 1.41 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 1.39 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.4 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.4 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.42 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.43 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.46 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 1.5 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 1.53 | +2.3% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 1.53 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8828, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 1.53 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7654, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | +645.3% | -0.0452 | 0.2462 |
| 1912 | -210.3% | -0.0052 | -0.0161 |
| 1896 | +182.7% | 0.0032 | 0.0092 |
| 1852 | -178.7% | -0.0192 | -0.0536 |
| 1895 | +169.1% | -0.0047 | 0.0032 |
| 1851 | -162.3% | 0.0309 | -0.0192 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -0.0917 | -0.1602 | 0.0309 | 10 |
| 1860s | -0.1964 | -0.2176 | -0.1693 | 10 |
| 1870s | -0.1622 | -0.1913 | -0.1504 | 10 |
| 1880s | -0.1522 | -0.1529 | -0.1516 | 10 |
| 1890s | -0.013 | -0.0891 | 0.0202 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0367 | 0.0267 | 0.041 | 10 |
| 1910s | -0.0261 | -0.0452 | 0.0116 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.2462 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.94 | 1.66 | 2.19 | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.97 | 2.52 | 3.21 | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.71 | 3.49 | 3.92 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.71 | 2.41 | 3.26 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.13 | 1.79 | 2.37 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.77 | 1.59 | 1.93 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.81 | 1.56 | 1.91 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.06 | 1.75 | 2.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.61 | 1.39 | 2.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.47 | 1.42 | 1.53 | 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 co2 land use per capita in Somalia?
- Co2 land use per capita in Somalia was 1.53 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.92 in 1959.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2176 in 1869.
- How does Somalia rank for co2 land use per capita?
- Somalia ranks 37th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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