Kenya vs East Timor: CO₂ emissions per capita
Kenya
0.3761 tonnes per person
in 2024
East Timor
0.477 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kenya rank
184th
East Timor rank
181st
CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Kenya
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 0.477 tonnes per person against 0.3761 tonnes per person in Kenya, a difference of 0.1009 tonnes per person.
That makes East Timor's figure about 1.3 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 184th and East Timor ranks 181st of 213 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and East Timor in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3084 tonnes per person | 0.0412 tonnes per person | 0.2671 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.26 tonnes per person | 0.3075 tonnes per person | 0.0475 tonnes per person | East Timor |
| 2010s | 0.3068 tonnes per person | 0.4836 tonnes per person | 0.1768 tonnes per person | East Timor |
| 2020s | 0.3815 tonnes per person | 0.4745 tonnes per person | 0.093 tonnes per person | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Kenya or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 0.477 tonnes per person against 0.3761 tonnes per person in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Kenya and East Timor?
- 0.1009 tonnes per person, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and East Timor?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and East Timor rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Kenya ranks 184th and East Timor ranks 181st of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.