Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Somalia
Somalia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 1.19 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Somalia is 1.19 billion tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Somalia peaked at 1.19 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, -9.15 million tonnes, in 1894.
That places Somalia 84th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | -504,255 tonnes | -1.35 million tonnes | 45,250 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | -2.87 million tonnes | -4.23 million tonnes | -1.60 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | -5.59 million tonnes | -6.61 million tonnes | -4.51 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | -7.85 million tonnes | -8.86 million tonnes | -6.84 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | -9.10 million tonnes | -9.15 million tonnes | -8.99 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | -8.76 million tonnes | -9.01 million tonnes | -8.49 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | -8.64 million tonnes | -8.90 million tonnes | -8.47 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | -1.77 million tonnes | -8.51 million tonnes | 7.98 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 26.29 million tonnes | 10.88 million tonnes | 43.33 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 74.76 million tonnes | 48.13 million tonnes | 103.94 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 152.15 million tonnes | 111.66 million tonnes | 197.04 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 245.53 million tonnes | 206.42 million tonnes | 284.41 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 333.86 million tonnes | 293.28 million tonnes | 375.59 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 438.61 million tonnes | 386.02 million tonnes | 491.80 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 560.69 million tonnes | 502.86 million tonnes | 624.68 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 737.53 million tonnes | 641.06 million tonnes | 838.89 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 960.49 million tonnes | 859.57 million tonnes | 1.06 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 billion tonnes | 1.08 billion tonnes | 1.19 billion 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Somalia?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Somalia was 1.19 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.15 million tonnes in 1894.
- How does Somalia rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Somalia ranks 84th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.