Kenya vs Niger: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Kenya
39,712 tonnes
in 2024
Niger
36,559 tonnes
in 2024
Kenya rank
104th
Niger rank
105th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Kenya
- Niger
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 39,712 tonnes against 36,559 tonnes in Niger, a difference of 3,153 tonnes.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 104th and Niger ranks 105th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 7 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 144,382 tonnes | -709.89 tonnes | 145,092 tonnes | Kenya |
| 1960s | 91,836 tonnes | 16,846 tonnes | 74,990 tonnes | Kenya |
| 1970s | 189,811 tonnes | 28,555 tonnes | 161,256 tonnes | Kenya |
| 1980s | 13,978 tonnes | 55,797 tonnes | 41,820 tonnes | Niger |
| 1990s | 485,617 tonnes | -35,232 tonnes | 520,850 tonnes | Kenya |
| 2000s | 216,427 tonnes | 27,054 tonnes | 189,372 tonnes | Kenya |
| 2010s | 597,407 tonnes | 156,118 tonnes | 441,289 tonnes | Kenya |
| 2020s | 613,310 tonnes | 131,319 tonnes | 481,992 tonnes | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Kenya or Niger?
- Kenya, at 39,712 tonnes against 36,559 tonnes in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Kenya and Niger?
- 3,153 tonnes, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Niger?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Niger rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Kenya ranks 104th and Niger ranks 105th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.