Kenya vs Madagascar: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Kenya
59.32 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Madagascar
61.14 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Kenya rank
161st
Madagascar rank
159th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Kenya
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 61.14 tonnes per square kilometre against 59.32 tonnes per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 1.82 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.
Kenya ranks 161st and Madagascar ranks 159th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.26 tonnes per square kilometre | 93.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 44.26 tonnes per square kilometre | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 35.57 tonnes per square kilometre | 110.94 tonnes per square kilometre | 75.37 tonnes per square kilometre | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 74.64 tonnes per square kilometre | 70.39 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.24 tonnes per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 1990s | 100.85 tonnes per square kilometre | 136.78 tonnes per square kilometre | 35.94 tonnes per square kilometre | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 88.44 tonnes per square kilometre | 128.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 39.58 tonnes per square kilometre | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 105.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 69.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 36.12 tonnes per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2020s | 61.71 tonnes per square kilometre | 59.67 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.04 tonnes per square kilometre | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre, Kenya or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 61.14 tonnes per square kilometre against 59.32 tonnes per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between Kenya and Madagascar?
- 1.82 tonnes per square kilometre, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Madagascar?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Madagascar rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 161st and Madagascar ranks 159th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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.