Kenya vs Zambia: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Kenya
99.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Zambia
99.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kenya rank
58th
Zambia rank
59th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Kenya
- Zambia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 99.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 99.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Zambia, a difference of 447,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Zambia ahead.
Kenya ranks 58th and Zambia ranks 59th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 6.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1860s | 6.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1870s | 7.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1880s | 8.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1890s | 4.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1900s | 3.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1910s | 3.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1920s | 11.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1930s | 16.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1940s | 25.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1950s | 40.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 57.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1960s | 40.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1970s | 41.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1980s | 66.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 1990s | 60.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 2000s | 67.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 87.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 2010s | 93.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 105.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 2020s | 99.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 97.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.09 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 Zambia?
- Kenya, at 99.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 99.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Kenya and Zambia?
- 447,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zambia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Zambia rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Kenya ranks 58th and Zambia ranks 59th 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.