Burundi vs Kenya: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre
Burundi
35.7 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Kenya
36.54 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Burundi rank
162nd
Kenya rank
161st
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre over time
- Burundi
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 36.54 tonnes per square kilometre against 35.7 tonnes per square kilometre in Burundi, a difference of 0.84 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.
Burundi ranks 162nd and Kenya ranks 161st of 204 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.93 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.78 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.84 tonnes per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 1970s | 3.31 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.8 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.49 tonnes per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 1980s | 8.16 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.65 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4922 tonnes per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 1990s | 9.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 13 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.82 tonnes per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2000s | 7.8 tonnes per square kilometre | 16.13 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.33 tonnes per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2010s | 17.76 tonnes per square kilometre | 25.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.31 tonnes per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2020s | 32.76 tonnes per square kilometre | 35.65 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.89 tonnes per square kilometre | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre, Burundi or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 36.54 tonnes per square kilometre against 35.7 tonnes per square kilometre in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre between Burundi and Kenya?
- 0.84 tonnes per square kilometre, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Kenya?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Kenya rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre?
- Burundi ranks 162nd and Kenya ranks 161st of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, 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
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level 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.