Kenya vs Madagascar: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal
Kenya
0.0571 tonnes per person
in 2024
Madagascar
0.042 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kenya rank
96th
Madagascar rank
99th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Kenya
- Madagascar
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.0571 tonnes per person against 0.042 tonnes per person in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0151 tonnes per person.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.4 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Madagascar ahead.
Kenya ranks 96th and Madagascar ranks 99th of 179 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 7 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0129 tonnes per person | 0.0123 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 1960s | 0.0125 tonnes per person | 0.0065 tonnes per person | 0.0059 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.012 tonnes per person | 0.0065 tonnes per person | 0.0054 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.0118 tonnes per person | 0.0048 tonnes per person | 0.007 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.0124 tonnes per person | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 0.0102 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.0086 tonnes per person | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 0.007 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.0228 tonnes per person | 0.0328 tonnes per person | 0.0099 tonnes per person | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 0.0486 tonnes per person | 0.0414 tonnes per person | 0.0072 tonnes per person | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from coal, Kenya or Madagascar?
- Kenya, at 0.0571 tonnes per person against 0.042 tonnes per person in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from coal between Kenya and Madagascar?
- 0.0151 tonnes per person, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Madagascar?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Madagascar rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- Kenya ranks 96th and Madagascar ranks 99th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.