Kenya vs Uzbekistan: Methane emissions
Kenya
53.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Uzbekistan
52.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kenya rank
32nd
Uzbekistan rank
33rd
Methane emissions over time
- Kenya
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 53.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 52.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Uzbekistan, a difference of 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 32nd and Uzbekistan ranks 33rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 11 and Uzbekistan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 531,103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 1860s | 2.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 484,990 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 1870s | 2.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 377,367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 1880s | 2.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 263,867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 1890s | 3.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 126,660 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 1900s | 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50,687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 1910s | 3.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 361,745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 1920s | 4.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 722,643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 1930s | 5.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 869,231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 1940s | 7.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 606,345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 1950s | 9.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 479,546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uzbekistan |
| 1960s | 12.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uzbekistan |
| 1970s | 15.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uzbekistan |
| 1980s | 20.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uzbekistan |
| 1990s | 24.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uzbekistan |
| 2000s | 30.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uzbekistan |
| 2010s | 42.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uzbekistan |
| 2020s | 52.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 482,220 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Kenya or Uzbekistan?
- Kenya, at 53.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 52.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Uzbekistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Kenya and Uzbekistan?
- 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uzbekistan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Uzbekistan rank globally for methane emissions?
- Kenya ranks 32nd and Uzbekistan ranks 33rd 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.