Kenya vs South Africa: Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

Kenya
0.0028 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.003 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
101st
South Africa rank
98th

Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • Kenya
  • South Africa
00.0010.0020.0030.004196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.003 kt per square kilometre against 0.0028 kt per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 0.0002 kt per square kilometre.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Kenya ranks 101st and South Africa ranks 98th of 176 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0012 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 0.0022 kt per square kilometre 0.0015 kt per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 0.001 kt per square kilometre 0.0029 kt per square kilometre 0.0019 kt per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 0.0011 kt per square kilometre 0.0027 kt per square kilometre 0.0015 kt per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.0015 kt per square kilometre 0.0027 kt per square kilometre 0.0012 kt per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.0022 kt per square kilometre 0.0028 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 0.0026 kt per square kilometre 0.0035 kt per square kilometre 0.001 kt per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions from crops — emissions (co2eq), per square kilometre, Kenya or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.003 kt per square kilometre against 0.0028 kt per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in emissions from crops — emissions (co2eq), per square kilometre between Kenya and South Africa?
0.0002 kt per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Kenya and South Africa rank globally for emissions from crops — emissions (co2eq), per square kilometre?
Kenya ranks 101st and South Africa ranks 98th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 9,960 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.