Kenya vs Zimbabwe: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?

Kenya
0.6321 tonnes per person
in 2023
Zimbabwe
0.9375 tonnes per person
in 2023
Kenya rank
106th
Zimbabwe rank
103rd

Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? over time

  • Kenya
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 0.9375 tonnes per person against 0.6321 tonnes per person in Kenya, a difference of 0.3054 tonnes per person.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.5 times Kenya's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 106th and Zimbabwe ranks 103rd of 120 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3284 tonnes per person 1.06 tonnes per person 0.7279 tonnes per person Zimbabwe
2000s 0.3694 tonnes per person 0.8968 tonnes per person 0.5274 tonnes per person Zimbabwe
2010s 0.5483 tonnes per person 0.8173 tonnes per person 0.269 tonnes per person Zimbabwe
2020s 0.6243 tonnes per person 0.8105 tonnes per person 0.1863 tonnes per person Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?, Kenya or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 0.9375 tonnes per person against 0.6321 tonnes per person in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? between Kenya and Zimbabwe?
0.3054 tonnes per person, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zimbabwe?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Zimbabwe rank globally for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
Kenya ranks 106th and Zimbabwe ranks 103rd of 120 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 Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 4,064 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.