Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Somalia
Somalia: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
157th
of 199 countries
All-time high
7.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1950
All-time low
2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1851
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Somalia, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita greenhouse gas emissions in 2024.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Somalia peaked at 7.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1950 and was at its lowest, 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1851.
Somalia ranks 157th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 3.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 5.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 6.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 6.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 154 Philippines 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 155 Tonga 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 156 Burkina Faso 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 158 Albania 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 159 Cameroon 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 160 Moldova 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 greenhouse gas emissions in Somalia?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Somalia was 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1950.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1851.
- How does Somalia rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Somalia ranks 157th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.