Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) in Somalia
Somalia: Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) was 2.08 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) in Somalia, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 2.08 Mt CO2e for methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Somalia peaked at 2.08 Mt CO2e in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3891 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
Somalia ranks 24th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3891 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.3947 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4008 Mt CO2e | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.4121 Mt CO2e | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.4494 Mt CO2e | +9.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4511 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4792 Mt CO2e | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 0.4782 Mt CO2e | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5029 Mt CO2e | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 0.5374 Mt CO2e | +6.9% |
| 1980 | 0.5697 Mt CO2e | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5888 Mt CO2e | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.6158 Mt CO2e | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6564 Mt CO2e | +6.6% |
| 1984 | 0.6747 Mt CO2e | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6894 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.7025 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7155 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.7312 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7503 Mt CO2e | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8083 Mt CO2e | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 0.8391 Mt CO2e | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.876 Mt CO2e | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8846 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8896 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.9489 Mt CO2e | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.9768 Mt CO2e | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 1.01 Mt CO2e | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 1.06 Mt CO2e | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 1.14 Mt CO2e | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 1.17 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 1.2 Mt CO2e | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.24 Mt CO2e | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 1.32 Mt CO2e | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 1.36 Mt CO2e | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.43 Mt CO2e | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 1.49 Mt CO2e | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 1.5 Mt CO2e | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.59 Mt CO2e | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 1.66 Mt CO2e | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 1.72 Mt CO2e | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 1.74 Mt CO2e | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.72 Mt CO2e | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.74 Mt CO2e | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.74 Mt CO2e | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.76 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.79 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.82 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.85 Mt CO2e | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.89 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.92 Mt CO2e | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 1.93 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 2.02 Mt CO2e | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 2.08 Mt CO2e | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 2.08 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 2.08 Mt CO2e is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.94 Mt CO2e, 2.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 2.08 Mt CO2e is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7527 Mt CO2e, 2.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4495 Mt CO2e | 0.3891 Mt CO2e | 0.5374 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6694 Mt CO2e | 0.5697 Mt CO2e | 0.7503 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9438 Mt CO2e | 0.8083 Mt CO2e | 1.14 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4 Mt CO2e | 1.17 Mt CO2e | 1.66 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.78 Mt CO2e | 1.72 Mt CO2e | 1.89 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 Mt CO2e | 1.92 Mt CO2e | 2.08 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2067 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Somalia?
- Methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Somalia was 2.08 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.08 Mt CO2e in 2023.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3891 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Somalia rank for methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy)?
- Somalia ranks 24th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).