CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Somalia
Somalia: CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total was 594.05 thousand metric tons in 2009. ◆ Volatile
CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Somalia, 1960–2009
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in thousand metric tons.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 594.05 thousand metric tons for co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in 2009.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Somalia peaked at 1,008 thousand metric tons in 1988 and was at its lowest, 3.67 thousand metric tons, in 1991.
Somalia ranks 40th of 51 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 133.11 thousand metric tons | 84.34 thousand metric tons | 227.35 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 405.94 thousand metric tons | 187.02 thousand metric tons | 799.41 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 819.94 thousand metric tons | 275.02 thousand metric tons | 1,008 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 11 thousand metric tons | 3.67 thousand metric tons | 18.34 thousand metric tons | 6 |
| 2000s | 570.59 thousand metric tons | 502.38 thousand metric tons | 608.72 thousand metric tons | 10 |
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More environment data for Somalia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.278 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.53 °C (2025)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 2.49 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 17.7 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 30.15 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.07 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 43,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,032 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.06 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Somalia?
- Co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Somalia was 594.05 thousand metric tons in 2009, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,008 thousand metric tons in 1988.
- What is the lowest co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.67 thousand metric tons in 1991.
- How does Somalia rank for co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total?
- Somalia ranks 40th out of 51 countries with data for 2009.
- Is co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total (thousand metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fossil fuel is any hydrocarbon deposit that can be burned for heat or power, such as petroleum, coal, and natural gas. This is the sum total of all fossil fuel emissions (solid fuel consumption, liquid fuel consumption, gas fuel consumption, cement production and gas flaring). The U.S. Department of Energy’s carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) calculates annual anthropogenic emissions from data on fossil fuel consumption (from the United Nations Statistics Division’s World Energy Data Set) and world cement manufacturing (from the U.S. Bureau of Mine’s Cement Manufacturing Data Set). Carbon dioxide emissions, often calculated and reported as elemental carbon, were converted to actual carbon dioxide mass by multiplying them by 3.664 (the ratio of the mass of carbon to that of carbon dioxide). Although estimates of global carbon dioxide emissions are probably accurate within 10 percent (as calculated from global average file chemistry and use), country estimates may have larger error bounds. Trends estimated from a consistent time series tend to be more accurate than individual values. Each year the CDIAC recalculates the entire time series since 1949, incorporating recent findings and corrections. Estimates exclude fuels supplied to ships and aircraft in international transport because of the difficulty of apportioning he fuels among benefitting countries. The ratio of carbon dioxide per unit of energy shows carbon intensity, which is the amount of carbon dioxide emitted as a result of using one unit of energy in the process of production.