Kenya vs Saudi Arabia: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Kenya
0.3634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
0.3699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kenya rank
75th
Saudi Arabia rank
72nd
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Kenya
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.3699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Kenya, a difference of 0.0065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 75th and Saudi Arabia ranks 72nd of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.4601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.4317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 0.3626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.3526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.3787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Kenya or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.3699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Kenya and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Saudi Arabia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Saudi Arabia rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 75th and Saudi Arabia ranks 72nd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. 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 by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.