Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Somalia
Somalia: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 29.15 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
29.15 million tonnes
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
30th
of 197 countries
All-time high
29.15 million tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
-318,731 tonnes
in 1869
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual 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 tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Somalia is 29.15 million tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Somalia peaked at 29.15 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, -318,731 tonnes, in 1869.
That places Somalia 30th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Somalia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 45,250 tonnes | — |
| 1851 | -28,323 tonnes | -162.6% |
| 1852 | -79,106 tonnes | +179.3% |
| 1853 | -116,772 tonnes | +47.6% |
| 1854 | -146,157 tonnes | +25.2% |
| 1855 | -170,120 tonnes | +16.4% |
| 1856 | -190,162 tonnes | +11.8% |
| 1857 | -207,272 tonnes | +9.0% |
| 1858 | -222,185 tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1859 | -235,522 tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1860 | -248,786 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1861 | -260,144 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1862 | -270,110 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1863 | -279,160 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1864 | -287,331 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1865 | -294,732 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1866 | -301,511 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1867 | -307,739 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1868 | -313,492 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1869 | -318,731 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1870 | -280,186 tonnes | -12.1% |
| 1871 | -259,521 tonnes | -7.4% |
| 1872 | -246,844 tonnes | -4.9% |
| 1873 | -238,563 tonnes | -3.4% |
| 1874 | -232,884 tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1875 | -228,927 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1876 | -226,069 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1877 | -223,944 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1878 | -222,441 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1879 | -221,306 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1880 | -223,284 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1881 | -223,797 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1882 | -224,054 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1883 | -224,200 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1884 | -224,457 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1885 | -224,750 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1886 | -225,116 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1887 | -225,446 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1888 | -225,959 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1889 | -226,508 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1890 | -132,124 tonnes | -41.7% |
| 1891 | -79,472 tonnes | -39.9% |
| 1892 | -45,873 tonnes | -42.3% |
| 1893 | -23,156 tonnes | -49.5% |
| 1894 | -7,035 tonnes | -69.6% |
| 1895 | 4,873 tonnes | -169.3% |
| 1896 | 13,813 tonnes | +183.5% |
| 1897 | 20,702 tonnes | +49.9% |
| 1898 | 26,198 tonnes | +26.5% |
| 1899 | 30,558 tonnes | +16.6% |
| 1900 | 40,560 tonnes | +32.7% |
| 1901 | 47,082 tonnes | +16.1% |
| 1902 | 51,846 tonnes | +10.1% |
| 1903 | 55,400 tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1904 | 58,074 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1905 | 60,126 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1906 | 61,592 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1907 | 62,581 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1908 | 63,314 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1909 | 63,754 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1910 | 18,100 tonnes | -71.6% |
| 1911 | -8,097 tonnes | -144.7% |
| 1912 | -25,172 tonnes | +210.9% |
| 1913 | -37,080 tonnes | +47.3% |
| 1914 | -45,763 tonnes | +23.4% |
| 1915 | -52,798 tonnes | +15.4% |
| 1916 | -58,368 tonnes | +10.5% |
| 1917 | -63,314 tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1918 | -67,674 tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1919 | -71,631 tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1920 | 392,634 tonnes | -648.1% |
| 1921 | 751,083 tonnes | +91.3% |
| 1922 | 1.06 million tonnes | +41.8% |
| 1923 | 1.35 million tonnes | +27.1% |
| 1924 | 1.62 million tonnes | +20.0% |
| 1925 | 1.88 million tonnes | +15.7% |
| 1926 | 2.12 million tonnes | +12.9% |
| 1927 | 2.35 million tonnes | +10.8% |
| 1928 | 2.57 million tonnes | +9.2% |
| 1929 | 2.77 million tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1930 | 2.90 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1931 | 3.04 million tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1932 | 3.19 million tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1933 | 3.34 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1934 | 3.48 million tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1935 | 3.62 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1936 | 3.76 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1937 | 3.88 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1938 | 4.01 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1939 | 4.13 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1940 | 4.80 million tonnes | +16.3% |
| 1941 | 5.23 million tonnes | +9.0% |
| 1942 | 5.56 million tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1943 | 5.82 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1944 | 6.05 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1945 | 6.26 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1946 | 6.46 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1947 | 6.64 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1948 | 6.81 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1949 | 6.98 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1950 | 7.72 million tonnes | +10.6% |
| 1951 | 8.07 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1952 | 8.39 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1953 | 8.75 million tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1954 | 9.09 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1955 | 9.47 million tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1956 | 9.82 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1957 | 10.21 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1958 | 10.59 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1959 | 11.00 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1960 | 9.38 million tonnes | -14.6% |
| 1961 | 9.01 million tonnes | -4.0% |
| 1962 | 8.75 million tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 8.60 million tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 8.52 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 8.53 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 8.55 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 8.60 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 8.67 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 8.76 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 8.87 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 8.88 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 8.69 million tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 8.73 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 9.43 million tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 9.14 million tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 9.31 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 9.14 million tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 9.26 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 9.74 million tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 10.43 million tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 10.82 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 11.19 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 11.95 million tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 12.37 million tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 12.35 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 12.27 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 11.95 million tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 11.54 million tonnes | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 11.34 million tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 11.06 million tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 11.17 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 12.13 million tonnes | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 12.75 million tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 13.10 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 13.48 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 14.04 million tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 14.58 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 14.97 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 15.59 million tonnes | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 16.38 million tonnes | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 18.37 million tonnes | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 21.34 million tonnes | +16.2% |
| 2003 | 24.08 million tonnes | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 22.53 million tonnes | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 20.23 million tonnes | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 19.16 million tonnes | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 25.91 million tonnes | +35.2% |
| 2008 | 23.28 million tonnes | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 22.95 million tonnes | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 20.67 million tonnes | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 21.07 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 27.70 million tonnes | +31.5% |
| 2013 | 23.14 million tonnes | -16.5% |
| 2014 | 20.90 million tonnes | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 20.29 million tonnes | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 20.29 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20.75 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 21.59 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 22.52 million tonnes | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 23.59 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 24.68 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 26.02 million tonnes | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 27.52 million tonnes | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 29.15 million tonnes | +5.9% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 29.15 million tonnes is above the median for low income countries, which is 9.26 million tonnes, 3.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 29.15 million tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.78 million tonnes, 3.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 | +648.1% | -71,631 tonnes | 392,634 tonnes |
| 1912 | -210.9% | -8,097 tonnes | -25,172 tonnes |
| 1852 | -179.3% | -28,323 tonnes | -79,106 tonnes |
| 1896 | +183.5% | 4,873 tonnes | 13,813 tonnes |
| 1895 | +169.3% | -7,035 tonnes | 4,873 tonnes |
| 1851 | -162.6% | 45,250 tonnes | -28,323 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -135,037 tonnes | -235,522 tonnes | 45,250 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | -288,174 tonnes | -318,731 tonnes | -248,786 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | -238,068 tonnes | -280,186 tonnes | -221,306 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | -224,757 tonnes | -226,508 tonnes | -223,284 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | -19,152 tonnes | -132,124 tonnes | 30,558 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 56,433 tonnes | 40,560 tonnes | 63,754 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | -41,180 tonnes | -71,631 tonnes | 18,100 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.69 million tonnes | 392,634 tonnes | 2.77 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.54 million tonnes | 2.90 million tonnes | 4.13 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 6.06 million tonnes | 4.80 million tonnes | 6.98 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 9.31 million tonnes | 7.72 million tonnes | 11.00 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 8.74 million tonnes | 8.52 million tonnes | 9.38 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.12 million tonnes | 8.69 million tonnes | 9.74 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.62 million tonnes | 10.43 million tonnes | 12.37 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.29 million tonnes | 11.06 million tonnes | 15.59 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.42 million tonnes | 16.38 million tonnes | 25.91 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.89 million tonnes | 20.29 million tonnes | 27.70 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.19 million tonnes | 23.59 million tonnes | 29.15 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 27 Madagascar 31.04 million tonnes compare
- 28 Mozambique 30.57 million tonnes compare
- 29 Guatemala 29.58 million tonnes compare
- 31 Burkina Faso 28.45 million tonnes compare
- 32 Papua New Guinea 27.97 million tonnes compare
- 33 Iran 24.26 million tonnes compare
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 co₂ emissions from land-use change in Somalia?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Somalia was 29.15 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.15 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -318,731 tonnes in 1869.
- How does Somalia rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Somalia ranks 30th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. 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 CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.