Colombia vs Kenya: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Colombia
0.3%
in 2024
Kenya
0.3%
in 2024
Colombia rank
43rd
Kenya rank
46th

Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Colombia
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Kenya, a difference of 0.0%.

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

The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 43rd and Kenya ranks 46th of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 17 and Kenya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Kenya Difference Ahead
1850s 1.1% 0.2% 0.9% Colombia
1860s 0.9% 0.2% 0.7% Colombia
1870s 1.6% 0.2% 1.4% Colombia
1880s 1.8% 0.2% 1.6% Colombia
1890s 1.9% 0.0% 1.8% Colombia
1900s 2.3% -0.0% 2.3% Colombia
1910s 3.4% -0.1% 3.5% Colombia
1920s 3.9% 0.2% 3.7% Colombia
1930s 2.9% 0.3% 2.6% Colombia
1940s 4.7% 0.4% 4.3% Colombia
1950s 4.4% 0.5% 4.0% Colombia
1960s 3.0% 0.4% 2.6% Colombia
1970s 1.9% 0.3% 1.6% Colombia
1980s 0.6% 0.6% 0.0% Colombia
1990s 0.9% 0.8% 0.1% Colombia
2000s 0.4% 0.7% 0.3% Kenya
2010s 1.8% 0.8% 1.0% Colombia
2020s 0.4% 0.3% 0.0% Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change, Colombia or Kenya?
Colombia, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change between Colombia and Kenya?
0.0%, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Kenya?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Kenya rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Colombia ranks 43rd and Kenya ranks 46th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.