Kenya vs Mauritius: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Kenya
36.09 million tonnes
in 2024
Mauritius
37.20 million tonnes
in 2024
Kenya rank
98th
Mauritius rank
97th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Kenya
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 37.20 million tonnes against 36.09 million tonnes in Kenya, a difference of 1.10 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritius ahead.
Kenya ranks 98th and Mauritius ranks 97th of 179 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 6 and Mauritius in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 433,468 tonnes | 407,784 tonnes | 25,683 tonnes | Kenya |
| 1960s | 1.47 million tonnes | 665,954 tonnes | 802,142 tonnes | Kenya |
| 1970s | 2.92 million tonnes | 698,547 tonnes | 2.23 million tonnes | Kenya |
| 1980s | 4.59 million tonnes | 953,912 tonnes | 3.64 million tonnes | Kenya |
| 1990s | 7.75 million tonnes | 2.36 million tonnes | 5.39 million tonnes | Kenya |
| 2000s | 10.47 million tonnes | 7.61 million tonnes | 2.86 million tonnes | Kenya |
| 2010s | 17.28 million tonnes | 21.82 million tonnes | 4.54 million tonnes | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 30.09 million tonnes | 34.07 million tonnes | 3.99 million tonnes | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Kenya or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 37.20 million tonnes against 36.09 million tonnes in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Kenya and Mauritius?
- 1.10 million tonnes, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mauritius?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Mauritius rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Kenya ranks 98th and Mauritius ranks 97th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.