Kenya vs Romania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Kenya
3.36 billion tonnes
in 2024
Romania
3.18 billion tonnes
in 2024
Kenya rank
48th
Romania rank
51st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Kenya
- Romania
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 3.36 billion tonnes against 3.18 billion tonnes in Romania, a difference of 181.33 million tonnes.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Romania ahead.
Kenya ranks 48th and Romania ranks 51st of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 25.10 million tonnes | 127.14 million tonnes | 102.04 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1860s | 78.61 million tonnes | 357.83 million tonnes | 279.22 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1870s | 140.44 million tonnes | 582.85 million tonnes | 442.41 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1880s | 213.33 million tonnes | 797.21 million tonnes | 583.88 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1890s | 262.90 million tonnes | 995.80 million tonnes | 732.90 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1900s | 258.29 million tonnes | 1.20 billion tonnes | 944.76 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1910s | 233.67 million tonnes | 1.39 billion tonnes | 1.16 billion tonnes | Romania |
| 1920s | 264.83 million tonnes | 1.64 billion tonnes | 1.38 billion tonnes | Romania |
| 1930s | 400.15 million tonnes | 2.01 billion tonnes | 1.61 billion tonnes | Romania |
| 1940s | 602.39 million tonnes | 2.24 billion tonnes | 1.64 billion tonnes | Romania |
| 1950s | 906.48 million tonnes | 2.55 billion tonnes | 1.64 billion tonnes | Romania |
| 1960s | 1.29 billion tonnes | 2.93 billion tonnes | 1.64 billion tonnes | Romania |
| 1970s | 1.46 billion tonnes | 3.16 billion tonnes | 1.70 billion tonnes | Romania |
| 1980s | 1.71 billion tonnes | 3.29 billion tonnes | 1.58 billion tonnes | Romania |
| 1990s | 2.20 billion tonnes | 3.33 billion tonnes | 1.13 billion tonnes | Romania |
| 2000s | 2.63 billion tonnes | 3.31 billion tonnes | 681.94 million tonnes | Romania |
| 2010s | 3.11 billion tonnes | 3.27 billion tonnes | 155.47 million tonnes | Romania |
| 2020s | 3.33 billion tonnes | 3.22 billion tonnes | 114.83 million tonnes | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Kenya or Romania?
- Kenya, at 3.36 billion tonnes against 3.18 billion tonnes in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Kenya and Romania?
- 181.33 million tonnes, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Romania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Romania rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Kenya ranks 48th and Romania ranks 51st 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.