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
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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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 20,936 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.