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