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Share global methane emissions in Somalia

Somalia: Share global methane emissions was 0.2726 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.2726
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
62nd
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.3189
in 2002
All-time low
0.2088
in 1910
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global methane emissions in Somalia, 1850–2024

00.10.20.3185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share global methane emissions in Somalia is 0.2726, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global methane emissions in Somalia peaked at 0.3189 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.2088, in 1910.

That places Somalia 62nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Share global methane emissions in Somalia, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.2673 —
1851 0.2674 +0.0%
1852 0.2671 -0.1%
1853 0.2667 -0.2%
1854 0.2653 -0.5%
1855 0.265 -0.1%
1856 0.2644 -0.2%
1857 0.2643 -0.0%
1858 0.2642 -0.0%
1859 0.2635 -0.3%
1860 0.2625 -0.4%
1861 0.2622 -0.1%
1862 0.2624 +0.0%
1863 0.2617 -0.3%
1864 0.261 -0.2%
1865 0.2606 -0.2%
1866 0.26 -0.2%
1867 0.2599 -0.1%
1868 0.2599 +0.0%
1869 0.2594 -0.2%
1870 0.2594 +0.0%
1871 0.2584 -0.4%
1872 0.2565 -0.7%
1873 0.2552 -0.5%
1874 0.2556 +0.2%
1875 0.2542 -0.6%
1876 0.2537 -0.2%
1877 0.253 -0.3%
1878 0.2526 -0.2%
1879 0.2514 -0.5%
1880 0.2492 -0.9%
1881 0.2478 -0.6%
1882 0.2463 -0.6%
1883 0.2446 -0.7%
1884 0.244 -0.2%
1885 0.2435 -0.2%
1886 0.2428 -0.3%
1887 0.2414 -0.6%
1888 0.2391 -1.0%
1889 0.2385 -0.2%
1890 0.2362 -1.0%
1891 0.2349 -0.5%
1892 0.2344 -0.2%
1893 0.2346 +0.1%
1894 0.2333 -0.6%
1895 0.2316 -0.7%
1896 0.2307 -0.4%
1897 0.2292 -0.6%
1898 0.2276 -0.7%
1899 0.2251 -1.1%
1900 0.2232 -0.8%
1901 0.2221 -0.5%
1902 0.2214 -0.3%
1903 0.2189 -1.1%
1904 0.2184 -0.2%
1905 0.2169 -0.7%
1906 0.2148 -1.0%
1907 0.2109 -1.8%
1908 0.212 +0.5%
1909 0.2103 -0.8%
1910 0.2088 -0.7%
1911 0.2109 +1.0%
1912 0.2128 +0.9%
1913 0.2129 +0.1%
1914 0.2193 +3.0%
1915 0.2223 +1.4%
1916 0.2223 +0.0%
1917 0.2233 +0.4%
1918 0.228 +2.1%
1919 0.2348 +3.0%
1920 0.2325 -1.0%
1921 0.2414 +3.8%
1922 0.2412 -0.1%
1923 0.2382 -1.2%
1924 0.2401 +0.8%
1925 0.2424 +1.0%
1926 0.2461 +1.5%
1927 0.2438 -1.0%
1928 0.2466 +1.2%
1929 0.2456 -0.4%
1930 0.2497 +1.6%
1931 0.256 +2.5%
1932 0.2614 +2.1%
1933 0.2623 +0.4%
1934 0.2612 -0.4%
1935 0.2616 +0.1%
1936 0.2587 -1.1%
1937 0.2573 -0.5%
1938 0.2606 +1.3%
1939 0.2597 -0.4%
1940 0.2581 -0.6%
1941 0.2585 +0.2%
1942 0.2601 +0.6%
1943 0.2596 -0.2%
1944 0.2604 +0.3%
1945 0.2672 +2.6%
1946 0.2639 -1.3%
1947 0.2596 -1.6%
1948 0.2597 +0.0%
1949 0.2603 +0.3%
1950 0.2579 -0.9%
1951 0.2541 -1.5%
1952 0.2528 -0.5%
1953 0.2509 -0.7%
1954 0.2486 -0.9%
1955 0.2413 -2.9%
1956 0.2379 -1.4%
1957 0.235 -1.2%
1958 0.2341 -0.4%
1959 0.2281 -2.5%
1960 0.2255 -1.1%
1961 0.2176 -3.5%
1962 0.2223 +2.1%
1963 0.2276 +2.4%
1964 0.2338 +2.7%
1965 0.2359 +0.9%
1966 0.2357 -0.1%
1967 0.2446 +3.7%
1968 0.2505 +2.4%
1969 0.2464 -1.6%
1970 0.2473 +0.4%
1971 0.2454 -0.8%
1972 0.2449 -0.2%
1973 0.2367 -3.3%
1974 0.2335 -1.4%
1975 0.2475 +6.0%
1976 0.2436 -1.6%
1977 0.2563 +5.2%
1978 0.2745 +7.1%
1979 0.2671 -2.7%
1980 0.2678 +0.3%
1981 0.2853 +6.5%
1982 0.2907 +1.9%
1983 0.2824 -2.9%
1984 0.2834 +0.4%
1985 0.2897 +2.2%
1986 0.2886 -0.4%
1987 0.2971 +2.9%
1988 0.305 +2.6%
1989 0.2972 -2.6%
1990 0.2862 -3.7%
1991 0.2595 -9.3%
1992 0.2406 -7.3%
1993 0.261 +8.5%
1994 0.2777 +6.4%
1995 0.2826 +1.8%
1996 0.2867 +1.5%
1997 0.2945 +2.7%
1998 0.2992 +1.6%
1999 0.3063 +2.4%
2000 0.3063 +0.0%
2001 0.3121 +1.9%
2002 0.3189 +2.2%
2003 0.3171 -0.5%
2004 0.3157 -0.4%
2005 0.3171 +0.4%
2006 0.3033 -4.3%
2007 0.2897 -4.5%
2008 0.2921 +0.8%
2009 0.2977 +1.9%
2010 0.296 -0.6%
2011 0.291 -1.7%
2012 0.2912 +0.1%
2013 0.2934 +0.8%
2014 0.2918 -0.5%
2015 0.2902 -0.5%
2016 0.2905 +0.1%
2017 0.2861 -1.5%
2018 0.2846 -0.5%
2019 0.2863 +0.6%
2020 0.2922 +2.1%
2021 0.2835 -3.0%
2022 0.2787 -1.7%
2023 0.2751 -1.3%
2024 0.2726 -0.9%

Somalia compared with similar countries

  • Somalia's 0.2726 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.196, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Somalia's 0.2726 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1431, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.2655 0.2635 0.2674 10
1860s 0.261 0.2594 0.2625 10
1870s 0.255 0.2514 0.2594 10
1880s 0.2437 0.2385 0.2492 10
1890s 0.2318 0.2251 0.2362 10
1900s 0.2169 0.2103 0.2232 10
1910s 0.2196 0.2088 0.2348 10
1920s 0.2418 0.2325 0.2466 10
1930s 0.2588 0.2497 0.2623 10
1940s 0.2607 0.2581 0.2672 10
1950s 0.2441 0.2281 0.2579 10
1960s 0.234 0.2176 0.2505 10
1970s 0.2497 0.2335 0.2745 10
1980s 0.2887 0.2678 0.305 10
1990s 0.2794 0.2406 0.3063 10
2000s 0.307 0.2897 0.3189 10
2010s 0.2901 0.2846 0.296 10
2020s 0.2804 0.2726 0.2922 5

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 59 Libya 0.2872 compare
  2. 60 Mozambique 0.2852 compare
  3. 61 Paraguay 0.2736 compare
  4. 63 Uruguay 0.2722 compare
  5. 64 Madagascar 0.2678 compare
  6. 65 Cambodia 0.2611 compare

See the full ranking of 201 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global methane emissions in Somalia?
Share global methane emissions in Somalia was 0.2726 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global methane emissions recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 0.3189 in 2002.
What is the lowest share global methane emissions recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2088 in 1910.
How does Somalia rank for share global methane emissions?
Somalia ranks 62nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global methane emissions rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Somalia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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