Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Somalia
Somalia: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources was 0.0003 °C in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0003 °C
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
115th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.0003 °C
in 2024
All-time low
0 °C
in 1851
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Somalia, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.0003 °C for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in 2024. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Somalia peaked at 0.0003 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 °C, in 1851.
Somalia ranks 115th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Somalia, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0 °C | — |
| 1852 | 0 °C | +101.6% |
| 1853 | 0 °C | +51.8% |
| 1854 | 0 °C | +35.1% |
| 1855 | 0 °C | +26.7% |
| 1856 | 0 °C | +21.7% |
| 1857 | 0 °C | +18.3% |
| 1858 | 0 °C | +15.9% |
| 1859 | 0 °C | +14.1% |
| 1860 | 0 °C | +12.7% |
| 1861 | 0 °C | +11.6% |
| 1862 | 0 °C | +10.7% |
| 1863 | 0 °C | +10.2% |
| 1864 | 0 °C | +9.5% |
| 1865 | 0 °C | +8.9% |
| 1866 | 0 °C | +8.4% |
| 1867 | 0 °C | +8.0% |
| 1868 | 0 °C | +7.6% |
| 1869 | 0 °C | +7.2% |
| 1870 | 0 °C | +6.9% |
| 1871 | 0 °C | +6.6% |
| 1872 | 0 °C | +6.3% |
| 1873 | 0 °C | +6.1% |
| 1874 | 0 °C | +5.8% |
| 1875 | 0 °C | +5.5% |
| 1876 | 0 °C | +5.3% |
| 1877 | 0 °C | +5.1% |
| 1878 | 0 °C | +4.9% |
| 1879 | 0 °C | +4.8% |
| 1880 | 0 °C | +4.6% |
| 1881 | 0 °C | +4.4% |
| 1882 | 0 °C | +4.3% |
| 1883 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1884 | 0 °C | +4.0% |
| 1885 | 0 °C | +3.8% |
| 1886 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1887 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1888 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1889 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1890 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1891 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1892 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1893 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1894 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1895 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1896 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1897 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1898 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1899 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1900 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1901 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1902 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1903 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1904 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1905 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1906 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1907 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1908 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1909 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1910 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1911 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1912 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1913 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1914 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1915 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1916 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1917 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1918 | 0 °C | +3.8% |
| 1919 | 0 °C | +3.8% |
| 1920 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 1921 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 1922 | 0 °C | +4.0% |
| 1923 | 0 °C | +4.0% |
| 1924 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1925 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1926 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1927 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1928 | 0 °C | +4.2% |
| 1929 | 0 °C | +4.2% |
| 1930 | 0 °C | +4.2% |
| 1931 | 0 °C | +4.2% |
| 1932 | 0 °C | +4.2% |
| 1933 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1934 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1935 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1936 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1937 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1938 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1939 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1940 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1941 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1942 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1943 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1944 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1945 | 0 °C | +4.0% |
| 1946 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 1947 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1948 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1949 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1950 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1951 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1952 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1953 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1954 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1955 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1956 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1957 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1958 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1959 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1960 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1961 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 0 °C | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 0 °C | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 0 °C | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 0 °C | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 0 °C | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 0 °C | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 0 °C | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 0 °C | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 °C | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 °C | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 °C | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 °C | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 °C | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 °C | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 °C | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 °C | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 °C | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 °C | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 °C | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 °C | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 °C | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 °C | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 °C | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 °C | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 °C | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 °C | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 °C | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 °C | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 °C | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 °C | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 °C | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 °C | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 °C | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 °C | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 °C | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 °C | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 °C | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 °C | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 °C | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 °C | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 °C | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 °C | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 °C | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 °C | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 °C | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 °C | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 °C | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 °C | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 °C | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 °C | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 °C | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 °C | +2.4% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.0003 °C is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0002 °C, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.0003 °C is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 °C, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1852 | +101.6% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1853 | +51.8% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1854 | +35.1% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1855 | +26.7% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 9 |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0003 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0003 °C | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 112 Nepal 0.0004 °C compare
- 113 Luxembourg 0.0004 °C compare
- 114 Uruguay 0.0004 °C compare
- 116 Tajikistan 0.0003 °C compare
- 117 Brunei 0.0003 °C compare
- 118 Madagascar 0.0003 °C 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 contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Somalia?
- Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Somalia was 0.0003 °C in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 °C in 1851.
- How does Somalia rank for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Somalia ranks 115th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in °C.