Egypt vs Kenya: Nitrous oxide emissions
Egypt
22.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kenya
20.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Egypt rank
26th
Kenya rank
27th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Egypt
- Kenya
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 22.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 20.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kenya, a difference of 2.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kenya ahead.
Egypt ranks 26th and Kenya ranks 27th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 9 and Kenya in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 303,216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 340,746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37,529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 1860s | 324,691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 364,671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39,980 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 1870s | 398,633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 449,002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50,368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 1880s | 510,546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 577,047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 66,501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 1890s | 572,894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 653,293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 80,399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 1900s | 641,798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 736,169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 94,370 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 1910s | 824,044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 957,087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 133,043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 1920s | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 218,468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 1930s | 1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 54,813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 1940s | 3.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 140,183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
| 1950s | 5.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 130,936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
| 1960s | 6.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
| 1970s | 8.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
| 1980s | 10.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
| 1990s | 14.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
| 2000s | 19.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
| 2010s | 22.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
| 2020s | 22.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Egypt or Kenya?
- Egypt, at 22.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 20.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Egypt and Kenya?
- 2.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Kenya?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Kenya rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Egypt ranks 26th and Kenya ranks 27th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide 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.