Kenya vs Ukraine: Methane emissions

Kenya
53.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ukraine
52.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kenya rank
32nd
Ukraine rank
35th

Methane emissions over time

  • Kenya
  • Ukraine
050.0M100.0M150.0M185019372024

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 53.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 52.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ukraine, a difference of 1.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ukraine ahead.

Kenya ranks 32nd and Ukraine ranks 35th of 199 countries.

Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Ukraine Difference Ahead
1850s 2.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ukraine
1860s 2.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 24.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ukraine
1870s 2.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 28.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 25.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ukraine
1880s 2.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 33.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 30.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ukraine
1890s 3.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 40.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 37.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ukraine
1900s 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 50.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 46.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ukraine
1910s 3.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 55.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 51.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ukraine
1920s 4.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 51.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 46.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ukraine
1930s 5.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 59.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 53.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ukraine
1940s 7.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 67.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 60.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ukraine
1950s 9.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 85.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 75.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ukraine
1960s 12.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 93.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 81.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ukraine
1970s 15.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 109.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 94.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ukraine
1980s 20.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 128.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 107.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ukraine
1990s 24.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 107.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 83.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ukraine
2000s 30.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 79.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 48.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ukraine
2010s 42.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 69.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 27.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ukraine
2020s 52.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 57.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, Kenya or Ukraine?
Kenya, at 53.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 52.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ukraine as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane emissions between Kenya and Ukraine?
1.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Ukraine?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Ukraine rank globally for methane emissions?
Kenya ranks 32nd and Ukraine ranks 35th 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

Indicator
Methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.