Kenya vs Nepal: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Kenya
0.2344 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nepal
0.2276 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kenya rank
84th
Nepal rank
85th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- Kenya
- Nepal
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.2344 tonnes per person against 0.2276 tonnes per person in Nepal, a difference of 0.0068 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 84th and Nepal ranks 85th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 12 and Nepal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.4 tonnes per person | 0.7381 tonnes per person | 0.6617 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 1860s | 1.56 tonnes per person | 0.6673 tonnes per person | 0.8877 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 1870s | 1.76 tonnes per person | 1.12 tonnes per person | 0.64 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 1880s | 1.89 tonnes per person | 0.8137 tonnes per person | 1.07 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 1890s | 0.4425 tonnes per person | 0.8214 tonnes per person | 0.3789 tonnes per person | Nepal |
| 1900s | -0.5047 tonnes per person | 1.91 tonnes per person | 2.41 tonnes per person | Nepal |
| 1910s | -0.6636 tonnes per person | 2.98 tonnes per person | 3.65 tonnes per person | Nepal |
| 1920s | 2.38 tonnes per person | 2.6 tonnes per person | 0.2209 tonnes per person | Nepal |
| 1930s | 3.59 tonnes per person | 2.32 tonnes per person | 1.28 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 1940s | 4.61 tonnes per person | 1.95 tonnes per person | 2.66 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 1950s | 5.71 tonnes per person | 1.95 tonnes per person | 3.76 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 1960s | 3.35 tonnes per person | 1.67 tonnes per person | 1.68 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 1970s | 1.19 tonnes per person | 2.32 tonnes per person | 1.13 tonnes per person | Nepal |
| 1980s | 1.94 tonnes per person | 1.18 tonnes per person | 0.763 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 1990s | 1.93 tonnes per person | 0.7613 tonnes per person | 1.17 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 2000s | 1.16 tonnes per person | 0.7588 tonnes per person | 0.4035 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 2010s | 1.01 tonnes per person | 0.384 tonnes per person | 0.6239 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.2804 tonnes per person | 0.2847 tonnes per person | 0.0044 tonnes per person | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, Kenya or Nepal?
- Kenya, at 0.2344 tonnes per person against 0.2276 tonnes per person in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Kenya and Nepal?
- 0.0068 tonnes per person, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nepal?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Nepal rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Kenya ranks 84th and Nepal ranks 85th of 194 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 Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.