Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector in Somalia
Somalia: Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector was 16.89 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector in Somalia, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions by sector in Somalia is 16.89 kilograms per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by sector in Somalia peaked at 16.89 kilograms per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.53 kilograms per person, in 1999.
Somalia ranks 158th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector in Somalia, year by year
| Year | kilograms per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.47 kilograms per person | — |
| 1991 | 8.81 kilograms per person | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 9.24 kilograms per person | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 5.99 kilograms per person | -35.2% |
| 1994 | 7.12 kilograms per person | +18.9% |
| 1995 | 6.86 kilograms per person | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 6.62 kilograms per person | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 6.39 kilograms per person | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 4.9 kilograms per person | -23.2% |
| 1999 | 3.53 kilograms per person | -28.0% |
| 2000 | 5.66 kilograms per person | +60.1% |
| 2001 | 5.44 kilograms per person | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 5.24 kilograms per person | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 5.05 kilograms per person | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 5.84 kilograms per person | +15.7% |
| 2005 | 4.7 kilograms per person | -19.5% |
| 2006 | 5.47 kilograms per person | +16.4% |
| 2007 | 11.48 kilograms per person | +110.0% |
| 2008 | 11.15 kilograms per person | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 11.7 kilograms per person | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 11.42 kilograms per person | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 12.15 kilograms per person | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 12.04 kilograms per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 12.43 kilograms per person | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 11.99 kilograms per person | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 12.31 kilograms per person | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 11.85 kilograms per person | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 12.07 kilograms per person | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 12.3 kilograms per person | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 11.85 kilograms per person | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 12.01 kilograms per person | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 12.16 kilograms per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 16.85 kilograms per person | +38.6% |
| 2023 | 16.89 kilograms per person | +0.2% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 16.89 kilograms per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 5.1 kilograms per person, 3.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 16.89 kilograms per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.63 kilograms per person, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +110.0% | 5.47 kilograms per person | 11.48 kilograms per person |
| 2000 | +60.1% | 3.53 kilograms per person | 5.66 kilograms per person |
| 2022 | +38.6% | 12.16 kilograms per person | 16.85 kilograms per person |
| 1993 | -35.2% | 9.24 kilograms per person | 5.99 kilograms per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.79 kilograms per person | 3.53 kilograms per person | 9.24 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.17 kilograms per person | 4.7 kilograms per person | 11.7 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.04 kilograms per person | 11.42 kilograms per person | 12.43 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.48 kilograms per person | 12.01 kilograms per person | 16.89 kilograms per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
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 per capita co₂ emissions by sector in Somalia?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by sector in Somalia was 16.89 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions by sector recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.89 kilograms per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by sector recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.53 kilograms per person in 1999.
- How does Somalia rank for per capita co₂ emissions by sector?
- Somalia ranks 158th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by sector rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.