Waste — Emissions Share in Somalia
Somalia: Waste — Emissions Share was 9.72 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Somalia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 9.72 % for waste — emissions share in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Somalia peaked at 9.72 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5 %, in 1990.
That places Somalia 179th out of 222 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5 % | — |
| 1991 | 5.56 % | +11.2% |
| 1992 | 5.98 % | +7.6% |
| 1993 | 5.52 % | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 5.15 % | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 5.07 % | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 5.04 % | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 5.05 % | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 5.18 % | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 5.2 % | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 5.27 % | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 5.38 % | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 5.48 % | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 5.57 % | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 5.69 % | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 5.76 % | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 6.14 % | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 6.56 % | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 6.68 % | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 6.83 % | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 7.01 % | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 7.17 % | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 7.35 % | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 7.59 % | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 7.72 % | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 7.91 % | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 8.09 % | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 8.37 % | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 8.63 % | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 8.71 % | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 8.87 % | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 9.22 % | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 9.46 % | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 9.72 % | +2.7% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 9.72 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 10.87 %, 89% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 9.72 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.5 %, 85% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.28 % | 5 % | 5.98 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.94 % | 5.27 % | 6.83 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.85 % | 7.01 % | 8.71 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.32 % | 8.87 % | 9.72 % | 4 |
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 waste — emissions share in Somalia?
- Waste — emissions share in Somalia was 9.72 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.72 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 % in 1990.
- How does Somalia rank for waste — emissions share?
- Somalia ranks 179th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.