Kenya vs Ukraine: Nitrous oxide emissions
Kenya
20.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ukraine
20.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kenya rank
27th
Ukraine rank
29th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Kenya
- Ukraine
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 20.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 20.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ukraine, a difference of 239,900 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 27th and Ukraine ranks 29th of 201 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 | 340,746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1860s | 364,671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1870s | 449,002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1880s | 577,047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1890s | 653,293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1900s | 736,169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1910s | 957,087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1920s | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1930s | 1.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1940s | 3.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1950s | 5.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1960s | 4.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1970s | 6.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1980s | 8.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 55.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 9.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 11.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 16.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 20.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Kenya or Ukraine?
- Kenya, at 20.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 20.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ukraine as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Kenya and Ukraine?
- 239,900 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 nitrous oxide emissions?
- Kenya ranks 27th and Ukraine ranks 29th 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.