Pre- and post-production — Emissions per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Pre- and post-production — Emissions per capita was 0.11 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Pre- and post-production — Emissions per capita in Somalia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.11 t CO2eq/cap for pre- and post-production — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions per capita in Somalia peaked at 0.17 t CO2eq/cap in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.11 t CO2eq/cap, in 2022.
That places Somalia 211th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Pre- and post-production — Emissions per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.11 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.14 t CO2eq/cap, 79% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.11 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.19 t CO2eq/cap, 58% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.165 t CO2eq/cap | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.151 t CO2eq/cap | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.132 t CO2eq/cap | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.115 t CO2eq/cap | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 209 Chad 0.12 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 209 Mozambique 0.12 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 211 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0.11 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 211 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.11 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 211 Mali 0.11 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 211 Sierra Leone 0.11 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 211 Sudan (former) 0.11 t CO2eq/cap compare
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 pre- and post-production — emissions per capita in Somalia?
- Pre- and post-production — emissions per capita in Somalia was 0.11 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.17 t CO2eq/cap in 1992.
- What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.11 t CO2eq/cap in 2022.
- How does Somalia rank for pre- and post-production — emissions per capita?
- Somalia ranks 211th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pre- and post-production — emissions per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pre- and post-production — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.