Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Somalia
Somalia: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 1.6 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Somalia, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Somalia is 1.6 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Somalia peaked at 3.95 tonnes per person in 1959 and was at its lowest, 1.46 tonnes per person, in 2017.
That places Somalia 141st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.73 tonnes per person | 3.51 tonnes per person | 3.95 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.75 tonnes per person | 2.45 tonnes per person | 3.29 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.23 tonnes per person | 1.88 tonnes per person | 2.43 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.9 tonnes per person | 1.73 tonnes per person | 2.08 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.89 tonnes per person | 1.67 tonnes per person | 2 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.12 tonnes per person | 1.81 tonnes per person | 2.49 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.67 tonnes per person | 1.46 tonnes per person | 2.29 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.54 tonnes per person | 1.49 tonnes per person | 1.6 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 138 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.86 tonnes per person compare
- 139 Ethiopia 1.76 tonnes per person compare
- 140 Tonga 1.61 tonnes per person compare
- 142 Kyrgyzstan 1.59 tonnes per person compare
- 143 Mali 1.56 tonnes per person compare
- 144 Costa Rica 1.52 tonnes per person 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 per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Somalia?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Somalia was 1.6 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.95 tonnes per person in 1959.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.46 tonnes per person in 2017.
- How does Somalia rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Somalia ranks 141st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.