Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Somalia

Somalia: Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) was 7.03 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
7.03 %
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
59th
of 208 countries
All-time high
7.03 %
in 2023
All-time low
0.99 %
in 2016
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Somalia, 1990–2023

024681990200620231990: 2.4 %1991: 2.6 %1992: 2.7 %1993: 2.6 %1994: 2.5 %1995: 2.5 %1996: 2.5 %1997: 2.5 %1998: 2.6 %1999: 2.6 %2000: 2.7 %2001: 2.8 %2002: 2.8 %2003: 2.9 %2004: 3 %2005: 3 %2006: 3.2 %2007: 3.4 %2008: 3.5 %2009: 3.6 %2010: 3.7 %2011: 2.8 %2012: 2.9 %2013: 3 %2014: 3 %2015: 3.1 %2016: 0.99 %2017: 1 %2018: 1.1 %2019: 1.1 %2020: 1.1 %2021: 6.7 %2022: 6.9 %2023: 7 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Somalia is 7.03 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 136.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Somalia peaked at 7.03 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.99 %, in 2016.

Somalia ranks 59th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.52 % 2.39 % 2.69 % 10
2000s 3.07 % 2.69 % 3.56 % 10
2010s 2.26 % 0.99 % 3.68 % 10
2020s 5.43 % 1.12 % 7.03 % 4

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 56 Nigeria 7.35 % compare
  2. 57 Tunisia 7.09 % compare
  3. 58 Algeria 7.06 % compare
  4. 59 Grenada 7.03 % compare
  5. 61 Panama 7.02 % compare
  6. 62 Seychelles 7 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Somalia?
Waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Somalia was 7.03 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 7.03 % in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.99 % in 2016.
How does Somalia rank for waste — emissions share (co2eq)?
Somalia ranks 59th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 136.7%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,008 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.