Somalia vs South Africa: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF

Somalia
37.6%
in 2024
South Africa
40.1%
in 2024
Somalia rank
133rd
South Africa rank
131st

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF over time

  • Somalia
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 40.1% against 37.6% in Somalia, a difference of 2.5%.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Somalia ranks 133rd and South Africa ranks 131st of 201 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s -34.6% 3.5% 38.1% South Africa
2000s 17.4% 32.9% 15.5% South Africa
2010s 29.0% 48.8% 19.8% South Africa
2020s 32.2% 39.8% 7.6% South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf, Somalia or South Africa?
South Africa, at 40.1% against 37.6% in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf between Somalia and South Africa?
2.5%, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Somalia and South Africa rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
Somalia ranks 133rd and South Africa ranks 131st of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990)
Unit
% change from 1990
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 8,432 data points, 1991–2024
Last refreshed

Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.