Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Somalia
Somalia: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0039 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Somalia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.0039 kt per square kilometre for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Somalia peaked at 0.0039 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
Somalia ranks 154th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Somalia, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1976 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0025 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0032 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0033 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0034 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0035 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0036 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0037 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0038 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +27.6% | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | 0.0035 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0038 kt per square kilometre | 0.0036 kt per square kilometre | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 151 Liberia 0.0053 kt per square kilometre compare
- 152 Kenya 0.005 kt per square kilometre compare
- 153 Sudan 0.004 kt per square kilometre compare
- 155 Madagascar 0.0039 kt per square kilometre compare
- 156 Zimbabwe 0.0039 kt per square kilometre compare
- 157 Bhutan 0.0039 kt per square kilometre 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 waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Somalia?
- Waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Somalia was 0.0039 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0039 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Somalia rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Somalia ranks 154th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.