emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Somalia
Somalia: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.0651 tonnes per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Somalia, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.0651 tonnes per person for emissions of air pollutants, per capita in 2022.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Somalia peaked at 0.0915 tonnes per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0645 tonnes per person, in 1974.
That places Somalia 53rd out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0715 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0701 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0689 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0674 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0663 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0652 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0653 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0658 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.065 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0647 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.068 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0654 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0654 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0648 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0645 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0691 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 0.074 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0816 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0834 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0796 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0785 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0783 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0803 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0772 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0724 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0692 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0686 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0676 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0686 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.069 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0669 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0706 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0717 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.067 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0736 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0743 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0737 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0728 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0725 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0738 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0785 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0793 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0788 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0808 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0799 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0804 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0826 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0803 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0846 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0868 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0878 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0906 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0915 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0879 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0843 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0798 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0762 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0742 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.071 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0694 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0678 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0664 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0651 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.0651 tonnes per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0464 tonnes per person, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.0651 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0539 tonnes per person, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.067 tonnes per person | 0.0647 tonnes per person | 0.0715 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0716 tonnes per person | 0.0645 tonnes per person | 0.0834 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.073 tonnes per person | 0.0676 tonnes per person | 0.0803 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0717 tonnes per person | 0.0669 tonnes per person | 0.0743 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0812 tonnes per person | 0.0785 tonnes per person | 0.0868 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0813 tonnes per person | 0.0694 tonnes per person | 0.0915 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0664 tonnes per person | 0.0651 tonnes per person | 0.0678 tonnes per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 50 Uganda 0.0714 tonnes per person compare
- 51 South Africa 0.0701 tonnes per person compare
- 52 United States 0.0658 tonnes per person compare
- 54 Poland 0.0646 tonnes per person compare
- 55 Bahamas 0.0634 tonnes per person compare
- 56 Mozambique 0.0622 tonnes per person 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 emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Somalia?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Somalia was 0.0651 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0915 tonnes per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0645 tonnes per person in 1974.
- How does Somalia rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Somalia ranks 53rd out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.