Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Somalia
Somalia: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 97.9% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Somalia, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Somalia stood at 97.9%.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Somalia peaked at 98.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 91.0%, in 2005.
Somalia ranks 21st of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.6% | 96.7% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.3% | 91.0% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 94.0% | 98.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 18 Northern Mariana Islands 99.4% compare
- 19 Guyana 99.1% compare
- 20 Marshall Islands 98.6% compare
- 22 Papua New Guinea 96.2% compare
- 23 Chad 95.7% compare
- 24 Mali 95.3% compare
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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Somalia?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Somalia was 97.9% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.0% in 2005.
- How does Somalia rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Somalia ranks 21st out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.