Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Somalia
Somalia: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population was 0.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Somalia, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.0% for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Somalia peaked at 0.0% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1954.
Somalia ranks 164th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | -7.1% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +26.3% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +11.8% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | -9.6% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +16.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | -8.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +25.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | -6.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +58.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -35.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +23.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -16.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +19.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +25.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +52.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -9.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +61.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -32.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -14.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +67.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -65.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +163.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +28.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -25.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +15.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -6.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -19.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -11.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -7.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0%, 42% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 27% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +163.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1980 | +67.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1981 | -65.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1977 | +61.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1967 | +58.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1975 | +52.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
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 share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Somalia?
- Share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Somalia was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1983.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1954.
- How does Somalia rank for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Somalia ranks 164th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.