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.
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
- 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 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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About this data
Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.