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%.
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 97.6% | — |
| 1991 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 97.8% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 97.6% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 97.5% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 96.7% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 96.3% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 92.0% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 91.9% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 91.6% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 91.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 91.0% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 94.9% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 94.5% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 94.3% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 94.0% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.5% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 98.1% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 97.9% | -0.2% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 97.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 88.5%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 97.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.4%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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.