Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Somalia
Somalia: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.2% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Somalia, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Somalia is 0.2%, measured in 2015.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Somalia peaked at 0.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1992.
Somalia ranks 65th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
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 share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Somalia?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Somalia was 0.2% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1992.
- How does Somalia rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Somalia ranks 65th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.