Kenya vs Somalia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Kenya
56.56 tonnes per person
in 2024
Somalia
59.27 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kenya rank
165th
Somalia rank
163rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time
- Kenya
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 59.27 tonnes per person against 56.56 tonnes per person in Kenya, a difference of 2.71 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 165th and Somalia ranks 163rd of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.5 tonnes per person | 43.69 tonnes per person | 21.81 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 1970s | 61.19 tonnes per person | 54.22 tonnes per person | 6.97 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 1980s | 58.59 tonnes per person | 52.3 tonnes per person | 6.3 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 1990s | 63.06 tonnes per person | 64.68 tonnes per person | 1.63 tonnes per person | Somalia |
| 2000s | 61.51 tonnes per person | 62.96 tonnes per person | 1.46 tonnes per person | Somalia |
| 2010s | 59.68 tonnes per person | 64.54 tonnes per person | 4.86 tonnes per person | Somalia |
| 2020s | 57.55 tonnes per person | 60.02 tonnes per person | 2.47 tonnes per person | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Kenya or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 59.27 tonnes per person against 56.56 tonnes per person in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Kenya and Somalia?
- 2.71 tonnes per person, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Somalia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Somalia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 165th and Somalia ranks 163rd 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.