Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Somalia

Somalia: Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) was 16.7 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
16.7 %
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
39th
of 209 countries
All-time high
52.23 %
in 2011
All-time low
16 %
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Somalia, 1990–2023

203040501990200620231990: 38.5 %1991: 41.3 %1992: 43.4 %1993: 41.3 %1994: 39.4 %1995: 38.7 %1996: 38.1 %1997: 37.7 %1998: 37.6 %1999: 37.1 %2000: 36.8 %2001: 36.3 %2002: 35.9 %2003: 35.5 %2004: 35.1 %2005: 34.6 %2006: 35.4 %2007: 36.3 %2008: 36 %2009: 35.8 %2010: 35.5 %2011: 52.2 %2012: 52 %2013: 51.9 %2014: 51.8 %2015: 51.8 %2016: 16.1 %2017: 16.1 %2018: 16.1 %2019: 16 %2020: 16 %2021: 16.9 %2022: 16.8 %2023: 16.7 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Somalia stood at 16.7 %.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 67.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Somalia peaked at 52.23 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 16 %, in 2020.

That places Somalia 39th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 39.33 % 37.15 % 43.4 % 10
2000s 35.76 % 34.58 % 36.77 % 10
2010s 35.96 % 16.03 % 52.23 % 10
2020s 16.59 % 16 % 16.87 % 4

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 36 Gambia 19.46 % compare
  2. 37 Guinea-Bissau 17.02 % compare
  3. 38 Chad 16.81 % compare
  4. 40 Sweden 16.19 % compare
  5. 41 Gabon 16.16 % compare
  6. 42 Samoa 14.75 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Somalia?
Land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Somalia was 16.7 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 52.23 % in 2011.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 16 % in 2020.
How does Somalia rank for land-use change — emissions share (co2eq)?
Somalia ranks 39th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
Is land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is down 67.8%. 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 Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 8,042 data points, 1990–2023
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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.