Eswatini vs Kenya: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Eswatini
0.1072 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Kenya
0.1079 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Eswatini rank
146th
Kenya rank
145th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Eswatini
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.1079 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1072 kilograms per international-$ in Eswatini, a difference of 0.0007 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Eswatini ranks 146th and Kenya ranks 145th of 164 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 6 and Kenya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0183 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2254 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2071 kilograms per international-$ | Kenya |
| 1960s | 0.2557 kilograms per international-$ | 0.225 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0308 kilograms per international-$ | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 0.3197 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2148 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1049 kilograms per international-$ | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 0.188 kilograms per international-$ | 0.155 kilograms per international-$ | 0.033 kilograms per international-$ | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 0.2334 kilograms per international-$ | 0.151 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0824 kilograms per international-$ | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 0.18 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1211 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0588 kilograms per international-$ | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 0.1224 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1041 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0182 kilograms per international-$ | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 0.1061 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1136 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0076 kilograms per international-$ | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Eswatini or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 0.1079 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1072 kilograms per international-$ in Eswatini as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Eswatini and Kenya?
- 0.0007 kilograms per international-$, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Kenya?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Eswatini and Kenya rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Eswatini ranks 146th and Kenya ranks 145th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).