Ethiopia vs Kenya: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Ethiopia
55.68 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kenya
56.56 tonnes per person
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
166th
Kenya rank
165th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time
- Ethiopia
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 56.56 tonnes per person against 55.68 tonnes per person in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.88 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 166th and Kenya ranks 165th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.56 tonnes per person | 65.5 tonnes per person | 23.06 tonnes per person | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 99.7 tonnes per person | 61.19 tonnes per person | 38.51 tonnes per person | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 87.99 tonnes per person | 58.59 tonnes per person | 29.4 tonnes per person | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 57.23 tonnes per person | 63.06 tonnes per person | 5.82 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 2000s | 47.61 tonnes per person | 61.51 tonnes per person | 13.89 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 2010s | 50.38 tonnes per person | 59.68 tonnes per person | 9.3 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 2020s | 54.89 tonnes per person | 57.55 tonnes per person | 2.65 tonnes per person | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Ethiopia or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 56.56 tonnes per person against 55.68 tonnes per person in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Ethiopia and Kenya?
- 0.88 tonnes per person, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Kenya?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Kenya rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 166th and Kenya ranks 165th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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.