Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Somalia
Somalia: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport was 29.96 kilograms per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport 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 from transport in Somalia is 29.96 kilograms per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Somalia peaked at 43.77 kilograms per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 18.1 kilograms per person, in 2000.
Somalia ranks 188th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.54 kilograms per person | 18.84 kilograms per person | 43.77 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.41 kilograms per person | 18.1 kilograms per person | 23.41 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.99 kilograms per person | 29.32 kilograms per person | 32.39 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.26 kilograms per person | 29.53 kilograms per person | 31.23 kilograms per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 185 Madagascar 48.08 kilograms per person compare
- 186 Guinea-Bissau 37.15 kilograms per person compare
- 187 Democratic Republic of Congo 31.19 kilograms per person compare
- 189 Gambia 29.65 kilograms per person compare
- 190 Niue 0 kilograms per person compare
- 190 Tuvalu 0 kilograms 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 from transport in Somalia?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Somalia was 29.96 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 from transport recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.77 kilograms per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1 kilograms per person in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- Somalia ranks 188th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.