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.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2% | — |
| 1991 | 0.2% | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -1.4% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 1.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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.