Emissions of air pollutants in Somalia
Somalia: Emissions of air pollutants was 34,661 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
34,661 tonnes
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
141st
of 220 countries
All-time high
34,661 tonnes
in 2022
All-time low
866.63 tonnes
in 1830
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Emissions of air pollutants in Somalia, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2022, emissions of air pollutants in Somalia stood at 34,661 tonnes. That is the highest value across all 273 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Somalia peaked at 34,661 tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 866.63 tonnes, in 1830.
Somalia ranks 141st of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Emissions of air pollutants in Somalia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 1,020 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 1,020 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1752 | 1,021 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1753 | 1,021 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1754 | 1,022 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1755 | 1,022 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1756 | 1,022 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1757 | 1,023 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1758 | 1,023 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1759 | 1,024 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1760 | 1,024 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1761 | 1,025 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1762 | 1,025 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1763 | 1,025 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1764 | 1,026 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1765 | 1,026 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1766 | 1,027 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1767 | 1,027 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1768 | 1,028 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1769 | 1,028 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1770 | 1,028 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1771 | 1,029 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1772 | 1,029 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1773 | 1,030 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1774 | 1,030 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1775 | 1,031 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1776 | 1,031 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1777 | 1,032 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1778 | 1,032 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1779 | 1,032 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1780 | 1,033 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1781 | 1,033 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1782 | 1,034 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1783 | 1,034 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1784 | 1,035 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1785 | 1,035 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1786 | 1,035 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1787 | 1,036 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1788 | 1,036 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1789 | 1,037 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1790 | 1,037 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 1,038 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 1,038 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 1,038 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 1,039 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 1,039 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 1,040 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 1,040 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 1,041 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 1,041 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 1,041 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 1,045 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1802 | 1,050 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1803 | 1,054 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1804 | 1,058 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1805 | 1,062 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1806 | 1,066 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1807 | 1,070 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1808 | 1,074 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1809 | 1,078 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1810 | 1,082 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1811 | 1,086 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1812 | 1,090 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1813 | 1,094 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1814 | 1,098 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1815 | 1,103 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1816 | 1,107 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1817 | 1,111 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1818 | 1,115 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1819 | 1,119 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1820 | 1,123 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1821 | 1,098 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1822 | 1,073 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1823 | 1,048 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1824 | 1,023 tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1825 | 997.14 tonnes | -2.5% |
| 1826 | 971.37 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1827 | 945.46 tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1828 | 919.37 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1829 | 893.09 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1830 | 866.63 tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1831 | 872.98 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1832 | 879.35 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1833 | 885.74 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1834 | 892.15 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1835 | 898.59 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1836 | 905 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1837 | 911.49 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1838 | 917.99 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1839 | 924.52 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1840 | 931.07 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1841 | 937.8 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1842 | 944.55 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1843 | 951.33 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1844 | 958.13 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1845 | 964.9 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1846 | 971.75 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1847 | 978.62 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1848 | 985.52 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1849 | 992.43 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1850 | 999.38 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1851 | 1,007 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1852 | 1,014 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1853 | 1,021 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1854 | 1,029 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1855 | 1,037 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1856 | 1,044 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1857 | 1,052 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1858 | 1,060 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1859 | 1,067 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1860 | 1,075 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1861 | 1,089 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1862 | 1,103 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1863 | 1,116 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1864 | 1,130 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1865 | 1,144 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1866 | 1,158 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1867 | 1,173 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1868 | 1,187 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1869 | 1,201 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1870 | 1,216 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1871 | 1,231 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1872 | 1,246 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1873 | 1,261 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1874 | 1,276 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1875 | 1,291 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1876 | 1,307 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1877 | 1,322 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1878 | 1,337 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1879 | 1,353 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1880 | 1,369 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1881 | 1,385 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1882 | 1,401 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1883 | 1,417 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1884 | 1,434 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1885 | 1,450 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1886 | 1,467 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1887 | 1,483 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1888 | 1,500 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1889 | 1,517 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1890 | 1,535 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1891 | 1,552 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1892 | 1,570 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1893 | 1,588 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1894 | 1,606 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1895 | 1,624 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1896 | 1,642 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1897 | 1,660 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1898 | 1,679 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1899 | 1,697 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1900 | 1,716 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1901 | 1,740 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1902 | 1,764 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1903 | 1,788 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1904 | 1,813 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1905 | 1,837 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1906 | 1,863 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1907 | 1,889 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1908 | 1,915 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1909 | 1,941 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1910 | 1,967 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1911 | 2,022 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1912 | 2,078 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1913 | 2,134 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1914 | 2,191 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1915 | 2,248 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1916 | 2,307 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1917 | 2,365 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1918 | 2,425 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1919 | 2,486 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1920 | 2,547 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1921 | 2,610 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1922 | 2,675 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1923 | 2,734 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1924 | 2,796 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1925 | 2,943 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1926 | 3,069 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1927 | 3,161 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1928 | 3,240 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1929 | 3,300 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1930 | 3,352 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1931 | 3,433 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1932 | 3,499 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1933 | 3,553 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1934 | 3,603 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1935 | 3,654 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1936 | 3,742 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1937 | 3,834 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1938 | 3,919 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1939 | 3,997 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1940 | 4,067 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1941 | 4,160 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1942 | 4,243 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1943 | 4,333 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1944 | 4,436 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1945 | 4,548 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1946 | 4,701 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1947 | 4,878 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1948 | 5,067 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1949 | 5,298 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1950 | 6,119 tonnes | +15.5% |
| 1951 | 6,335 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1952 | 6,512 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1953 | 6,694 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1954 | 6,849 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1955 | 7,184 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1956 | 7,371 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1957 | 7,599 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1958 | 7,955 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1959 | 8,231 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1960 | 8,365 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1961 | 8,512 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 8,899 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 9,026 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 9,506 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 9,801 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 10,162 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 11,335 tonnes | +11.5% |
| 1968 | 10,895 tonnes | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 11,139 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 12,381 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1971 | 12,680 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 13,244 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 13,647 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 14,357 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 17,036 tonnes | +18.7% |
| 1976 | 20,280 tonnes | +19.0% |
| 1977 | 26,974 tonnes | +33.0% |
| 1978 | 25,204 tonnes | -6.6% |
| 1979 | 24,040 tonnes | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 29,792 tonnes | +23.9% |
| 1981 | 22,966 tonnes | -22.9% |
| 1982 | 29,824 tonnes | +29.9% |
| 1983 | 31,966 tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 29,677 tonnes | -7.2% |
| 1985 | 31,934 tonnes | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 33,966 tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 32,920 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 33,793 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 33,163 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 16,930 tonnes | -48.9% |
| 1991 | 15,752 tonnes | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 14,738 tonnes | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 15,502 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 17,031 tonnes | +9.9% |
| 1995 | 17,325 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 17,649 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 17,924 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 17,964 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 18,365 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 25,923 tonnes | +41.2% |
| 2001 | 26,357 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 26,879 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 27,356 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 28,277 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 28,899 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 28,986 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 28,145 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 29,151 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 29,337 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 29,296 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 29,899 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 30,138 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 30,059 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 30,043 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 30,527 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 30,697 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 31,367 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 31,328 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 32,441 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 32,971 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 33,375 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 34,661 tonnes | +3.9% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 34,661 tonnes is below the median for low income countries, which is 44,196 tonnes, 78% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 34,661 tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44,992 tonnes, 77% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Emissions of air pollutants 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -48.9% | 33,163 tonnes | 16,930 tonnes |
| 2000 | +41.2% | 18,365 tonnes | 25,923 tonnes |
| 1977 | +33.0% | 20,280 tonnes | 26,974 tonnes |
| 1982 | +29.9% | 22,966 tonnes | 29,824 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 1,022 tonnes | 1,020 tonnes | 1,024 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 1,026 tonnes | 1,024 tonnes | 1,028 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 1,030 tonnes | 1,028 tonnes | 1,032 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 1,035 tonnes | 1,033 tonnes | 1,037 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 1,039 tonnes | 1,037 tonnes | 1,041 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 1,060 tonnes | 1,041 tonnes | 1,078 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 1,100 tonnes | 1,082 tonnes | 1,119 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 1,009 tonnes | 893.09 tonnes | 1,123 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 895.44 tonnes | 866.63 tonnes | 924.52 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 961.61 tonnes | 931.07 tonnes | 992.43 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 1,033 tonnes | 999.38 tonnes | 1,067 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 1,138 tonnes | 1,075 tonnes | 1,201 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 1,284 tonnes | 1,216 tonnes | 1,353 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 1,442 tonnes | 1,369 tonnes | 1,517 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 1,615 tonnes | 1,535 tonnes | 1,697 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 1,826 tonnes | 1,716 tonnes | 1,941 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 2,222 tonnes | 1,967 tonnes | 2,486 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 2,907 tonnes | 2,547 tonnes | 3,300 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 3,659 tonnes | 3,352 tonnes | 3,997 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 4,573 tonnes | 4,067 tonnes | 5,298 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 7,085 tonnes | 6,119 tonnes | 8,231 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 9,764 tonnes | 8,365 tonnes | 11,335 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 17,984 tonnes | 12,381 tonnes | 26,974 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 31,000 tonnes | 22,966 tonnes | 33,966 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,918 tonnes | 14,738 tonnes | 18,365 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,931 tonnes | 25,923 tonnes | 29,337 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,579 tonnes | 29,296 tonnes | 32,441 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,669 tonnes | 32,971 tonnes | 34,661 tonnes | 3 |
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More environment data for Somalia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -28.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -24.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.278 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.53 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5029 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.1376 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants in Somalia?
- Emissions of air pollutants in Somalia was 34,661 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 34,661 tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 866.63 tonnes in 1830.
- How does Somalia rank for emissions of air pollutants?
- Somalia ranks 141st out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) are gases that are mainly formed during the burning of fossil fuels. Exposure to NOₓ gases can have negative impacts on respiratory health. NOₓ gases can also lead to the formation of ozone – another air pollutant.