Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in Somalia
Somalia: Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems was 42.05 million tonnes CO₂e in 2015. ▲ Rising
Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in Somalia, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes CO₂e.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 42.05 million tonnes CO₂e for greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in 2015.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in Somalia peaked at 42.84 million tonnes CO₂e in 2005 and was at its lowest, 35.11 million tonnes CO₂e, in 1992.
Somalia ranks 65th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.89 million tonnes CO₂e | 35.11 million tonnes CO₂e | 40.69 million tonnes CO₂e | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.52 million tonnes CO₂e | 40.55 million tonnes CO₂e | 42.84 million tonnes CO₂e | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.46 million tonnes CO₂e | 40.87 million tonnes CO₂e | 42.05 million tonnes CO₂e | 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 greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in Somalia?
- Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in Somalia was 42.05 million tonnes CO₂e in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest greenhouse gas emissions from food systems recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.84 million tonnes CO₂e in 2005.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas emissions from food systems recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.11 million tonnes CO₂e in 1992.
- How does Somalia rank for greenhouse gas emissions from food systems?
- Somalia ranks 65th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is greenhouse gas emissions from food systems rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents.