Kenya vs Mongolia: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Kenya
99.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mongolia
98.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kenya rank
58th
Mongolia rank
60th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Kenya
- Mongolia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 99.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 98.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mongolia, a difference of 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mongolia ahead.
Kenya ranks 58th and Mongolia ranks 60th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 6 and Mongolia in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 6.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mongolia |
| 1860s | 6.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mongolia |
| 1870s | 7.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mongolia |
| 1880s | 8.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mongolia |
| 1890s | 4.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mongolia |
| 1900s | 3.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mongolia |
| 1910s | 3.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mongolia |
| 1920s | 11.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mongolia |
| 1930s | 16.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mongolia |
| 1940s | 25.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 1950s | 40.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 70.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mongolia |
| 1960s | 40.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 41.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 66.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 1990s | 60.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 54.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 2000s | 67.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 2010s | 93.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 71.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 2020s | 99.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 91.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Kenya or Mongolia?
- Kenya, at 99.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 98.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mongolia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Kenya and Mongolia?
- 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mongolia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Mongolia rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Kenya ranks 58th and Mongolia ranks 60th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.