Kenya vs Tanzania: Nitrous oxide emissions
Kenya
20.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Tanzania
26.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kenya rank
27th
Tanzania rank
24th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Kenya
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 26.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 20.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kenya, a difference of 5.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.3 times Kenya's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 27th and Tanzania ranks 24th of 201 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 340,746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 540,494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 199,748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1860s | 364,671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 576,991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 212,321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1870s | 449,002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 719,412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 270,411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1880s | 577,047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 938,489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 361,441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1890s | 653,293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 411,068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1900s | 736,169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 459,322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1910s | 957,087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 622,462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1920s | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 984,723 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1930s | 1.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1940s | 3.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1950s | 5.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1960s | 4.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 6.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 8.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 9.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 11.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 16.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 20.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Kenya or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 26.18 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 Kenya and Tanzania?
- 5.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Tanzania rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Kenya ranks 27th and Tanzania ranks 24th 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.