Kenya vs South Sudan: emissions of air pollutants, per capita
Kenya
0.0778 tonnes per person
in 2022
South Sudan
0.078 tonnes per person
in 2022
Kenya rank
40th
South Sudan rank
39th
emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time
- Kenya
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 0.078 tonnes per person against 0.0778 tonnes per person in Kenya, a difference of 0.0002 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Sudan ahead.
Kenya ranks 40th and South Sudan ranks 39th of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and South Sudan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.091 tonnes per person | 0.1121 tonnes per person | 0.0211 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 0.0791 tonnes per person | 0.1128 tonnes per person | 0.0337 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 0.0804 tonnes per person | 0.11 tonnes per person | 0.0297 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 0.0794 tonnes per person | 0.0969 tonnes per person | 0.0175 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 0.0775 tonnes per person | 0.0752 tonnes per person | 0.0023 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.0778 tonnes per person | 0.0691 tonnes per person | 0.0086 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.078 tonnes per person | 0.0781 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, Kenya or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 0.078 tonnes per person against 0.0778 tonnes per person in Kenya as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Kenya and South Sudan?
- 0.0002 tonnes per person, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Sudan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Kenya and South Sudan rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 40th and South Sudan ranks 39th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.