Kenya vs Tanzania: Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions

Kenya
21.23 million tonnes
in 2024
Tanzania
20.02 million tonnes
in 2024
Kenya rank
86th
Tanzania rank
89th

Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions over time

  • Kenya
  • Tanzania
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196519942024

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 21.23 million tonnes against 20.02 million tonnes in Tanzania, a difference of 1.21 million tonnes.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.

Across all 60 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 86th and Tanzania ranks 89th of 215 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 2.76 million tonnes 1.55 million tonnes 1.21 million tonnes Kenya
1970s 4.44 million tonnes 2.32 million tonnes 2.12 million tonnes Kenya
1980s 4.93 million tonnes 2.21 million tonnes 2.72 million tonnes Kenya
1990s 7.40 million tonnes 2.38 million tonnes 5.02 million tonnes Kenya
2000s 9.18 million tonnes 4.57 million tonnes 4.61 million tonnes Kenya
2010s 14.35 million tonnes 11.85 million tonnes 2.50 million tonnes Kenya
2020s 20.71 million tonnes 18.73 million tonnes 1.97 million tonnes Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions, Kenya or Tanzania?
Kenya, at 21.23 million tonnes against 20.02 million tonnes in Tanzania as of 2024.
What is the difference in kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions between Kenya and Tanzania?
1.21 million tonnes, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Tanzania rank globally for kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions?
Kenya ranks 86th and Tanzania ranks 89th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 12,568 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.