Kenya vs Zimbabwe: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Kenya
3.19 billion tonnes
in 2024
Zimbabwe
2.93 billion tonnes
in 2024
Kenya rank
80th
Zimbabwe rank
81st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Kenya
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 3.19 billion tonnes against 2.93 billion tonnes in Zimbabwe, a difference of 257.58 million tonnes.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Kenya ranks 80th and Zimbabwe ranks 81st of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 198.98 million tonnes | 572.24 million tonnes | 373.26 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 605.14 million tonnes | 803.53 million tonnes | 198.39 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 814.87 million tonnes | 1.07 billion tonnes | 255.02 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 1.11 billion tonnes | 1.41 billion tonnes | 294.85 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 1.66 billion tonnes | 1.91 billion tonnes | 247.17 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 2.17 billion tonnes | 2.48 billion tonnes | 312.40 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 2.77 billion tonnes | 2.81 billion tonnes | 39.95 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 3.12 billion tonnes | 2.91 billion tonnes | 213.10 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 Zimbabwe?
- Kenya, at 3.19 billion tonnes against 2.93 billion tonnes in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Kenya and Zimbabwe?
- 257.58 million tonnes, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zimbabwe?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Zimbabwe rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Kenya ranks 80th and Zimbabwe ranks 81st 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.