Kenya vs Yemen: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources
Kenya
0.0008 °C
in 2024
Yemen
0.0008 °C
in 2024
Kenya rank
84th
Yemen rank
87th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources over time
- Kenya
- Yemen
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.0008 °C against 0.0008 °C in Yemen, a difference of 0 °C.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Yemen ahead.
Kenya ranks 84th and Yemen ranks 87th of 214 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 11 and Yemen in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Yemen |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Yemen |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Yemen |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Yemen |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Yemen |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Yemen |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Kenya |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Kenya |
| 1930s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Kenya |
| 1940s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Kenya |
| 1950s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Kenya |
| 1960s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0 °C | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0.0001 °C | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0008 °C | 0 °C | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources, Kenya or Yemen?
- Kenya, at 0.0008 °C against 0.0008 °C in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources between Kenya and Yemen?
- 0 °C, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Yemen?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Yemen rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Kenya ranks 84th and Yemen ranks 87th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in °C.