Egypt vs Kenya: Change air pollutant emissions

Egypt
4.50 million
in 2022
Kenya
4.22 million
in 2022
Egypt rank
14th
Kenya rank
16th

Change air pollutant emissions over time

  • Egypt
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 4.50 million against 4.22 million in Kenya, a difference of 277,610.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 14th and Kenya ranks 16th of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 21 and Kenya in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Kenya Difference Ahead
1750s 237,208 67,558 169,650 Egypt
1760s 233,749 67,725 166,024 Egypt
1770s 230,230 67,887 162,344 Egypt
1780s 226,645 68,043 158,602 Egypt
1790s 222,985 68,192 154,793 Egypt
1800s 219,241 68,334 150,907 Egypt
1810s 220,210 68,624 151,586 Egypt
1820s 226,976 69,096 157,879 Egypt
1830s 233,739 69,561 164,178 Egypt
1840s 240,464 70,018 170,446 Egypt
1850s 256,000 72,537 183,464 Egypt
1860s 291,964 78,950 213,014 Egypt
1870s 337,924 88,320 249,605 Egypt
1880s 384,891 109,009 275,882 Egypt
1890s 435,805 135,512 300,294 Egypt
1900s 492,602 205,280 287,321 Egypt
1910s 554,316 342,183 212,133 Egypt
1920s 612,026 367,417 244,609 Egypt
1930s 653,656 412,086 241,570 Egypt
1940s 682,758 557,275 125,482 Egypt
1950s 634,895 787,517 152,622 Kenya
1960s 576,476 830,640 254,164 Kenya
1970s 634,329 1.06 million 421,381 Kenya
1980s 1.04 million 1.52 million 480,963 Kenya
1990s 1.40 million 2.08 million 682,224 Kenya
2000s 2.17 million 2.74 million 564,351 Kenya
2010s 2.89 million 3.62 million 729,606 Kenya
2020s 4.43 million 4.15 million 272,530 Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher change air pollutant emissions, Egypt or Kenya?
Egypt, at 4.50 million against 4.22 million in Kenya as of 2022.
What is the difference in change air pollutant emissions between Egypt and Kenya?
277,610, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Kenya?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Egypt and Kenya rank globally for change air pollutant emissions?
Egypt ranks 14th and Kenya ranks 16th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Change air pollutant emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Change air pollutant emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed