Kenya vs Portugal: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Kenya
3.19 billion tonnes
in 2024
Portugal
3.20 billion tonnes
in 2024
Kenya rank
80th
Portugal rank
79th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Kenya
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 3.20 billion tonnes against 3.19 billion tonnes in Kenya, a difference of 4.36 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.
Kenya ranks 80th and Portugal ranks 79th of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 198.98 million tonnes | 696.41 million tonnes | 497.43 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1960s | 605.14 million tonnes | 810.54 million tonnes | 205.40 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1970s | 814.87 million tonnes | 989.06 million tonnes | 174.20 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1.11 billion tonnes | 1.27 billion tonnes | 155.38 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1.66 billion tonnes | 1.68 billion tonnes | 23.72 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 2000s | 2.17 billion tonnes | 2.25 billion tonnes | 74.72 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 2010s | 2.77 billion tonnes | 2.76 billion tonnes | 18.53 million tonnes | Kenya |
| 2020s | 3.12 billion tonnes | 3.11 billion tonnes | 9.32 million tonnes | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, Kenya or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 3.20 billion tonnes against 3.19 billion tonnes in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Kenya and Portugal?
- 4.36 million tonnes, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Portugal?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Portugal rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Kenya ranks 80th and Portugal ranks 79th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.