Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Somalia
Somalia: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in 2024. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Somalia peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
That places Somalia 160th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +88.4% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +41.3% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +25.6% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +17.8% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +19.9% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +15.3% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +12.3% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +11.8% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +9.6% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +6.7% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +5.7% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +6.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +6.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +8.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +9.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +12.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +8.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0%, 85% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 51% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | +88.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1952 | +41.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1953 | +25.6% | 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
- 157 Niger 0.0% compare
- 158 South Sudan 0.0% compare
- 159 Chad 0.0% compare
- 161 Sierra Leone 0.0% compare
- 162 Malawi 0.0% compare
- 163 Montenegro 0.0% 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 share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Somalia?
- Share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- How does Somalia rank for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Somalia ranks 160th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.