Kenya vs Suriname: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Kenya
0.3634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Suriname
0.3596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kenya rank
75th
Suriname rank
77th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Kenya
- Suriname
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.3634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Suriname, a difference of 0.0038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 75th and Suriname ranks 77th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Suriname in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.4601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.4317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.3626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 2000s | 0.323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 2010s | 0.3526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 2020s | 0.3787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0012 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 Suriname?
- Kenya, at 0.3634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Suriname as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Kenya and Suriname?
- 0.0038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Suriname?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Suriname rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 75th and Suriname ranks 77th 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.