Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions in Somalia
Somalia: Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions was 1.32 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions in Somalia, 1965–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions in Somalia stood at 1.32 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions in Somalia peaked at 1.32 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 131,904 tonnes, in 1965.
That places Somalia 164th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 162,682 tonnes | 131,904 tonnes | 227,168 tonnes | 5 |
| 1970s | 405,605 tonnes | 186,864 tonnes | 798,752 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 818,453 tonnes | 274,800 tonnes | 1.00 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 608,863 tonnes | 487,312 tonnes | 782,197 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 633,506 tonnes | 509,296 tonnes | 743,792 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 913,802 tonnes | 776,768 tonnes | 1.07 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.24 million tonnes | 1.14 million tonnes | 1.32 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
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 kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions in Somalia?
- Kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions in Somalia was 1.32 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 131,904 tonnes in 1965.
- How does Somalia rank for kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions?
- Somalia ranks 164th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.