How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Djibouti
Djibouti: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 0.1374 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Djibouti, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 0.1374 metric tons per square kilometre for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 87.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Djibouti peaked at 0.1374 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0043 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1972.
That places Djibouti 172nd out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0129 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.0129 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0129 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0129 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0129 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0129 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0129 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0043 metric tons per square kilometre | -66.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0086 metric tons per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0164 metric tons per square kilometre | +90.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0129 metric tons per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0099 metric tons per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0099 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0099 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.01 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0108 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0166 metric tons per square kilometre | +53.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0184 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0176 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0176 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0164 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0176 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0184 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0196 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0172 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0155 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0109 metric tons per square kilometre | -30.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0119 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0129 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0138 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0151 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0173 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0216 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0259 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0302 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0345 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0388 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0431 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0475 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0518 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0678 metric tons per square kilometre | +30.9% |
| 2006 | 0.056 metric tons per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 2007 | 0.053 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.052 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0456 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0686 metric tons per square kilometre | +50.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0719 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0935 metric tons per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0734 metric tons per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0991 metric tons per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0868 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0958 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0872 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0907 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0979 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1002 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1333 metric tons per square kilometre | +33.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1325 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1374 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.7% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 0.1374 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6435 metric tons per square kilometre, 21% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 0.1374 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.6458 metric tons per square kilometre, 21% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per square kilometre 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% | 0.0043 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0086 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 1974 | +90.0% | 0.0086 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0164 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 1972 | -66.7% | 0.0129 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0043 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0129 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0129 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0129 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0108 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0043 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0164 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.017 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0108 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0196 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0175 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0109 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0302 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.049 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0345 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0678 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0865 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0686 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0991 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1258 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1002 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1374 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 169 Somalia 0.158 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 170 Bulgaria 0.1532 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 171 Iraq 0.1393 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 173 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.1179 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 174 Ethiopia 0.1168 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 175 Gabon 0.1165 metric tons per square kilometre compare
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?, per square kilometre in Djibouti?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Djibouti was 0.1374 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1374 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0043 metric tons per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Djibouti rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Djibouti ranks 172nd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.