Kenya vs Zimbabwe: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre
Kenya
36.54 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Zimbabwe
35.42 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Kenya rank
161st
Zimbabwe rank
163rd
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre over time
- Kenya
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 36.54 tonnes per square kilometre against 35.42 tonnes per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, a difference of 1.12 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Kenya ranks 161st and Zimbabwe ranks 163rd of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.78 tonnes per square kilometre | 14.01 tonnes per square kilometre | 9.23 tonnes per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 7.8 tonnes per square kilometre | 23.42 tonnes per square kilometre | 15.61 tonnes per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 8.65 tonnes per square kilometre | 30.68 tonnes per square kilometre | 22.03 tonnes per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 13 tonnes per square kilometre | 40.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 27.02 tonnes per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 16.13 tonnes per square kilometre | 27.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 11.04 tonnes per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 25.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 27.89 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.82 tonnes per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 35.65 tonnes per square kilometre | 30.03 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.62 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, Kenya or Zimbabwe?
- Kenya, at 36.54 tonnes per square kilometre against 35.42 tonnes per square kilometre in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre between Kenya and Zimbabwe?
- 1.12 tonnes per square kilometre, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zimbabwe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Zimbabwe rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 161st and Zimbabwe ranks 163rd 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.