Finland vs Kenya: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Finland
3.62 billion tonnes
in 2024
Kenya
3.36 billion tonnes
in 2024
Finland rank
45th
Kenya rank
48th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Finland
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 3.62 billion tonnes against 3.36 billion tonnes in Kenya, a difference of 260.91 million tonnes.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

Across all 175 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 45th and Kenya ranks 48th of 197 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Kenya Difference Ahead
1850s 96.83 million tonnes 25.10 million tonnes 71.72 million tonnes Finland
1860s 279.74 million tonnes 78.61 million tonnes 201.14 million tonnes Finland
1870s 475.62 million tonnes 140.44 million tonnes 335.17 million tonnes Finland
1880s 695.35 million tonnes 213.33 million tonnes 482.02 million tonnes Finland
1890s 954.48 million tonnes 262.90 million tonnes 691.58 million tonnes Finland
1900s 1.26 billion tonnes 258.29 million tonnes 1.00 billion tonnes Finland
1910s 1.62 billion tonnes 233.67 million tonnes 1.39 billion tonnes Finland
1920s 2.04 billion tonnes 264.83 million tonnes 1.77 billion tonnes Finland
1930s 2.31 billion tonnes 400.15 million tonnes 1.91 billion tonnes Finland
1940s 2.46 billion tonnes 602.39 million tonnes 1.85 billion tonnes Finland
1950s 2.60 billion tonnes 906.48 million tonnes 1.69 billion tonnes Finland
1960s 2.76 billion tonnes 1.29 billion tonnes 1.47 billion tonnes Finland
1970s 2.87 billion tonnes 1.46 billion tonnes 1.41 billion tonnes Finland
1980s 2.94 billion tonnes 1.71 billion tonnes 1.23 billion tonnes Finland
1990s 3.01 billion tonnes 2.20 billion tonnes 814.82 million tonnes Finland
2000s 3.15 billion tonnes 2.63 billion tonnes 527.55 million tonnes Finland
2010s 3.35 billion tonnes 3.11 billion tonnes 234.35 million tonnes Finland
2020s 3.55 billion tonnes 3.33 billion tonnes 222.13 million tonnes Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Finland or Kenya?
Finland, at 3.62 billion tonnes against 3.36 billion tonnes in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Finland and Kenya?
260.91 million tonnes, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Kenya?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Finland and Kenya rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Finland ranks 45th and Kenya ranks 48th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from 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 from 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
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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