What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Honduras and Kenya?

37.63 million tonnes, with Honduras ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Kenya?

175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.

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.

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

Honduras

3.39 billion tonnes

in 2024

Kenya

3.36 billion tonnes

in 2024

Honduras rank

47th

Kenya rank

48th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

Honduras
Kenya

How they compare

Honduras currently reports 3.39 billion tonnes against 3.36 billion tonnes in Kenya, a difference of 37.63 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Honduras ahead.

Honduras ranks 47th and Kenya ranks 48th of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 15 and Kenya in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Honduras	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1850s	43.06 million tonnes	25.10 million tonnes	17.96 million tonnes	Honduras
1860s	101.77 million tonnes	78.61 million tonnes	23.17 million tonnes	Honduras
1870s	141.37 million tonnes	140.44 million tonnes	926,100 tonnes	Honduras
1880s	178.17 million tonnes	213.33 million tonnes	35.16 million tonnes	Kenya
1890s	208.74 million tonnes	262.90 million tonnes	54.16 million tonnes	Kenya
1900s	242.74 million tonnes	258.29 million tonnes	15.55 million tonnes	Kenya
1910s	297.03 million tonnes	233.67 million tonnes	63.36 million tonnes	Honduras
1920s	455.77 million tonnes	264.83 million tonnes	190.94 million tonnes	Honduras
1930s	761.72 million tonnes	400.15 million tonnes	361.57 million tonnes	Honduras
1940s	1.21 billion tonnes	602.39 million tonnes	611.53 million tonnes	Honduras
1950s	1.81 billion tonnes	906.48 million tonnes	899.55 million tonnes	Honduras
1960s	2.28 billion tonnes	1.29 billion tonnes	994.56 million tonnes	Honduras
1970s	2.52 billion tonnes	1.46 billion tonnes	1.06 billion tonnes	Honduras
1980s	2.74 billion tonnes	1.71 billion tonnes	1.03 billion tonnes	Honduras
1990s	2.99 billion tonnes	2.20 billion tonnes	787.28 million tonnes	Honduras
2000s	3.14 billion tonnes	2.63 billion tonnes	511.63 million tonnes	Honduras
2010s	3.26 billion tonnes	3.11 billion tonnes	149.02 million tonnes	Honduras
2020s	3.37 billion tonnes	3.33 billion tonnes	38.57 million tonnes	Honduras

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Honduras or Kenya?: Honduras, at 3.39 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 Honduras and Kenya?: 37.63 million tonnes, with Honduras ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Kenya?: 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Honduras and Kenya rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?: Honduras ranks 47th 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: 07 August 2026

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