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
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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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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 12,148 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.