Kazakhstan vs Kenya: Methane emissions
Kazakhstan
54.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kenya
53.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
31st
Kenya rank
32nd
Methane emissions over time
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 54.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 53.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kenya, a difference of 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kenya ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 31st and Kenya ranks 32nd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 15 and Kenya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 527,741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 1860s | 2.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 455,719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 1870s | 2.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 1880s | 3.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 674,159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1890s | 4.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1900s | 6.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1910s | 9.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1920s | 10.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1930s | 19.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1940s | 25.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1950s | 38.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1960s | 54.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 64.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 63.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 50.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 41.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 50.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 53.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Kazakhstan or Kenya?
- Kazakhstan, at 54.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 53.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Kazakhstan and Kenya?
- 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Kenya?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kazakhstan and Kenya rank globally for methane emissions?
- Kazakhstan ranks 31st and Kenya ranks 32nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.