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Djibouti

The latest open data on emissions, energy and forests, compared with ten years earlier and with the world average.

In 2024, 0.5 tonnes of CO₂ per person were emitted on average, from fossil fuels and industry. The world average is 4.7.

Compared with 2014, the value has risen by 14%.

35% of electricity comes from renewables and nuclear (2024).

Forests cover 0.3% of the land (2023).

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All indicators

Latest available value, ten-year change (green if it moves in the direction that lightens the load on the planet, red if the opposite) and the world average in the same year.

IndicatorLatest valueIn 10 yearsWorldSince 1990
Climate
CO₂ per persontonnes of CO₂ per person per year0.482024+0.064.73
Greenhouse gases per person (incl. land use)tonnes of CO₂ equivalent per person (all greenhouse gases converted to CO₂)1.812024+0.036.67
Methane per persontonnes of CO₂ equivalent per person1.042024−0.031.16
CO₂ from deforestation and land use per persontonnes of CO₂ per person per year0.0920240.000.56
Share of historical CO₂ emissions% of all CO₂ emitted worldwide since 17500.0020240.00100.00
CO₂ per unit of GDPkg of CO₂ per dollar of wealth produced0.1622022+0.0190.288
CO₂ per km² of territorytonnes of CO₂ per km² per year242024+6—
Energy
Primary energy per personkWh of energy per person per year3,0562023−72921,286
Electricity
Renewable share of electricity%35.02024+35.031.9
Low-carbon electricity (renewables and nuclear)%35.02024+35.040.9
Solar share of electricity%0.020240.06.9
Wind share of electricity%35.02024+35.08.1
Coal share of electricity%0.020240.034.1
Carbon intensity of electricitygrams of CO₂ equivalent per kWh of electricity4502024−250471
Green
Forest cover% of land covered by forest0.32023+0.1—

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Sources: Global Carbon Project, Energy Institute and Ember (via Our World in Data), FAO (via the World Bank), Global Forest Watch (University of Maryland and World Resources Institute). Details on the data page. Data