Somalia vs Zimbabwe: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Somalia
0.3235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.3176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Somalia rank
86th
Zimbabwe rank
88th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Somalia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.3235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Somalia ranks 86th and Zimbabwe ranks 88th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 13 and Zimbabwe in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1860s | 0.1823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1870s | 0.2291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1880s | 0.3001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1890s | 0.3359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1900s | 0.3677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1910s | 0.4798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1920s | 0.6974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1930s | 0.6902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1940s | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1950s | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1960s | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1970s | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1980s | 0.9781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.8205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.6413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.4673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.3519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Somalia or Zimbabwe?
- Somalia, at 0.3235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Somalia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zimbabwe?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and Zimbabwe rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Somalia ranks 86th and Zimbabwe ranks 88th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.