Kenya vs United Kingdom: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Kenya
3.36 billion tonnes
in 2024
United Kingdom
3.28 billion tonnes
in 2024
Kenya rank
48th
United Kingdom rank
50th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Kenya
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 3.36 billion tonnes against 3.28 billion tonnes in United Kingdom, a difference of 74.37 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Kenya ranks 48th and United Kingdom ranks 50th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 25.10 million tonnes | 16.73 million tonnes | 8.38 million tonnes | Kenya |
| 1860s | 78.61 million tonnes | 118.51 million tonnes | 39.90 million tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1870s | 140.44 million tonnes | 504.89 million tonnes | 364.44 million tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1880s | 213.33 million tonnes | 860.63 million tonnes | 647.30 million tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1890s | 262.90 million tonnes | 1.20 billion tonnes | 941.16 million tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1900s | 258.29 million tonnes | 1.55 billion tonnes | 1.30 billion tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | 233.67 million tonnes | 1.89 billion tonnes | 1.66 billion tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 264.83 million tonnes | 2.11 billion tonnes | 1.84 billion tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 400.15 million tonnes | 2.22 billion tonnes | 1.82 billion tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 602.39 million tonnes | 2.38 billion tonnes | 1.78 billion tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 906.48 million tonnes | 2.59 billion tonnes | 1.69 billion tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 1.29 billion tonnes | 2.81 billion tonnes | 1.52 billion tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 1.46 billion tonnes | 2.90 billion tonnes | 1.44 billion tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 1.71 billion tonnes | 2.94 billion tonnes | 1.23 billion tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 2.20 billion tonnes | 2.98 billion tonnes | 783.20 million tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 2.63 billion tonnes | 3.05 billion tonnes | 419.35 million tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 3.11 billion tonnes | 3.20 billion tonnes | 88.26 million tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 3.33 billion tonnes | 3.29 billion tonnes | 42.91 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 United Kingdom?
- Kenya, at 3.36 billion tonnes against 3.28 billion tonnes in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Kenya and United Kingdom?
- 74.37 million tonnes, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and United Kingdom?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and United Kingdom rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Kenya ranks 48th and United Kingdom ranks 50th 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.