Energy — Emissions per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Energy — Emissions per capita was 0.32 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Energy — Emissions per capita in Somalia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.32 t CO2eq/cap for energy — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions per capita in Somalia peaked at 0.44 t CO2eq/cap in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.32 t CO2eq/cap, in 2023.
Somalia ranks 211th of 221 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.37 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.39 t CO2eq/cap | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | +10.3% |
| 1993 | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.39 t CO2eq/cap | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.42 t CO2eq/cap | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.42 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.42 t CO2eq/cap | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.42 t CO2eq/cap | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.42 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.42 t CO2eq/cap | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.37 t CO2eq/cap | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.36 t CO2eq/cap | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.35 t CO2eq/cap | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.36 t CO2eq/cap | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.35 t CO2eq/cap | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.33 t CO2eq/cap | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.33 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.32 t CO2eq/cap | -3.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.32 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.35 t CO2eq/cap, 91% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.32 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.61 t CO2eq/cap, 52% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.401 t CO2eq/cap | 0.37 t CO2eq/cap | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.416 t CO2eq/cap | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.395 t CO2eq/cap | 0.35 t CO2eq/cap | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3325 t CO2eq/cap | 0.32 t CO2eq/cap | 0.35 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 208 Afghanistan 0.35 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 208 South Sudan 0.35 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 210 Burkina Faso 0.33 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 211 Chad 0.32 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 213 Ethiopia 0.31 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 213 Madagascar 0.31 t CO2eq/cap 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 energy — emissions per capita in Somalia?
- Energy — emissions per capita in Somalia was 0.32 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.44 t CO2eq/cap in 2009.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.32 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- How does Somalia rank for energy — emissions per capita?
- Somalia ranks 211th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.