China vs Kenya: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita

China
57.98 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kenya
59.49 tonnes per person
in 2024
China rank
110th
Kenya rank
108th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita over time

  • China
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 59.49 tonnes per person against 57.98 tonnes per person in China, a difference of 1.51 tonnes per person.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

China ranks 110th and Kenya ranks 108th of 194 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 61.63 tonnes per person 140.72 tonnes per person 79.08 tonnes per person Kenya
1970s 62.39 tonnes per person 110.41 tonnes per person 48.01 tonnes per person Kenya
1980s 64.71 tonnes per person 90.63 tonnes per person 25.92 tonnes per person Kenya
1990s 63.5 tonnes per person 83.91 tonnes per person 20.41 tonnes per person Kenya
2000s 63.45 tonnes per person 74.55 tonnes per person 11.1 tonnes per person Kenya
2010s 60.98 tonnes per person 67.07 tonnes per person 6.1 tonnes per person Kenya
2020s 58.33 tonnes per person 61.38 tonnes per person 3.04 tonnes per person Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita, China or Kenya?
Kenya, at 59.49 tonnes per person against 57.98 tonnes per person in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita between China and Kenya?
1.51 tonnes per person, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Kenya?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do China and Kenya rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita?
China ranks 110th and Kenya ranks 108th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative 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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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 12,580 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.