Greenhouse gas emissions in Somalia
Somalia: Greenhouse gas emissions was 47.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
47.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
96th
of 199 countries
All-time high
47.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
All-time low
3.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 1851
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Greenhouse gas emissions in Somalia, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 47.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents for greenhouse gas emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas emissions in Somalia peaked at 47.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, in 1851.
Somalia ranks 96th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1860s | 3.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1870s | 3.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1880s | 4.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1890s | 4.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1900s | 4.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1910s | 5.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1920s | 7.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1930s | 9.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1940s | 13.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1950s | 16.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1960s | 18.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1970s | 24.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 93 Niger 52.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 94 Ghana 52.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 95 Dominican Republic 48.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 97 Hungary 47.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 98 Denmark 45.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 99 Papua New Guinea 43.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
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 greenhouse gas emissions in Somalia?
- Greenhouse gas emissions in Somalia was 47.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1851.
- How does Somalia rank for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Somalia ranks 96th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.