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Estimate the yearly greenhouse gas emissions of your household, and see how much carbon dioxide (CO₂) planted mangroves can remove from the atmosphere. The results are estimates for awareness and planning; the method and sources are listed at the bottom of the page.
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Where it comes from
Per person, compared
Somalia figure: all greenhouse gases per person (2024). World figure: CO₂ from fossil fuels per person (2024).
How to reduce it
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Carbon stored over time
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How the calculator works and sources
Each amount you enter is converted to a yearly amount and multiplied by an emission factor. Results are in tonnes of CO₂-equivalent (CO₂e), which also counts other greenhouse gases such as methane.
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Charcoal and firewood are counted in full because much of the charcoal and firewood used in Somalia comes from trees that are cut and not replaced. Emissions from making charcoal in kilns are not included, so the real figure for charcoal is higher.
Flights use the great-circle distance from Mogadishu, increased by 8% for indirect routes, and include the extra warming effect of aircraft emissions at altitude (DEFRA “with radiative forcing” factors).
Mangroves: carbon stored in trees, roots and sediment is based on a global study of 40 years of mangrove planting (Song et al., 2023). Reforestation: about 4.2 t carbon per hectare per year in trees and roots plus 3.5 t in sediment; afforestation: about 3.1 t plus 1.6 t. One tonne of carbon equals 3.67 tonnes of CO₂. Growth on Somalia’s arid coast is likely slower than the global average, so the conservative option halves these rates. The area is calculated as surviving trees ÷ trees per hectare.
This calculator gives estimates for awareness and planning. It is not a certified carbon footprint or carbon credit assessment.
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