How have things changed? in Djibouti
Djibouti: How have things changed? was 3,387 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
How have things changed? in Djibouti, 1965–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
In 2024, how have things changed? in Djibouti stood at 3,387 metric tons. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed? in Djibouti peaked at 3,387 metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 100 metric tons, in 1972.
Djibouti ranks 174th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed? in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 300 metric tons | — |
| 1966 | 300 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 300 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 300 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 300 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 300 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 300 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 100 metric tons | -66.7% |
| 1973 | 200 metric tons | +100.0% |
| 1974 | 380 metric tons | +90.0% |
| 1975 | 300 metric tons | -21.1% |
| 1976 | 230 metric tons | -23.3% |
| 1977 | 230 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 230 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 231 metric tons | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 251 metric tons | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 385 metric tons | +53.4% |
| 1982 | 426 metric tons | +10.6% |
| 1983 | 409 metric tons | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 409 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 380 metric tons | -7.1% |
| 1986 | 409 metric tons | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 426 metric tons | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 454 metric tons | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 399 metric tons | -12.1% |
| 1990 | 360 metric tons | -9.8% |
| 1991 | 252 metric tons | -30.0% |
| 1992 | 275 metric tons | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 300 metric tons | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 320 metric tons | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 350 metric tons | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 400 metric tons | +14.3% |
| 1997 | 500 metric tons | +25.0% |
| 1998 | 600 metric tons | +20.0% |
| 1999 | 700 metric tons | +16.7% |
| 2000 | 800 metric tons | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 900 metric tons | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 1,000 metric tons | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 1,100 metric tons | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 1,200 metric tons | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 1,571 metric tons | +30.9% |
| 2006 | 1,299 metric tons | -17.3% |
| 2007 | 1,229 metric tons | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 1,206 metric tons | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 1,058 metric tons | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 1,590 metric tons | +50.3% |
| 2011 | 1,667 metric tons | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 2,167 metric tons | +30.0% |
| 2013 | 1,702 metric tons | -21.5% |
| 2014 | 2,298 metric tons | +35.0% |
| 2015 | 2,012 metric tons | -12.4% |
| 2016 | 2,220 metric tons | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 2,022 metric tons | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 2,102 metric tons | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 2,270 metric tons | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 2,322 metric tons | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 3,089 metric tons | +33.0% |
| 2022 | 3,071 metric tons | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 3,186 metric tons | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 3,387 metric tons | +6.3% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 3,387 metric tons is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 123,403 metric tons, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 3,387 metric tons is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 33,109 metric tons, 10% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed? in Djibouti 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +100.0% | 100 metric tons | 200 metric tons |
| 1974 | +90.0% | 200 metric tons | 380 metric tons |
| 1972 | -66.7% | 300 metric tons | 100 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 300 metric tons | 300 metric tons | 300 metric tons | 5 |
| 1970s | 250.1 metric tons | 100 metric tons | 380 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 394.8 metric tons | 251 metric tons | 454 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 405.7 metric tons | 252 metric tons | 700 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,136 metric tons | 800 metric tons | 1,571 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,005 metric tons | 1,590 metric tons | 2,298 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,011 metric tons | 2,322 metric tons | 3,387 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More reference data data for Djibouti
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0052 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2231 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2286 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2286 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0175 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0016 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed? in Djibouti?
- How have things changed? in Djibouti was 3,387 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest how have things changed? recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 3,387 metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest how have things changed? recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 metric tons in 1972.
- How does Djibouti rank for how have things changed??
- Djibouti ranks 174th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed? rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of How have things changed?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.