Kenya vs Nepal: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type
Kenya
0.2613 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nepal
0.2863 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kenya rank
184th
Nepal rank
182nd
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type over time
- Kenya
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 0.2863 tonnes per person against 0.2613 tonnes per person in Kenya, a difference of 0.025 tonnes per person.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 184th and Nepal ranks 182nd of 213 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2504 tonnes per person | 0.0047 tonnes per person | 0.2458 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 1960s | 0.2577 tonnes per person | 0.0129 tonnes per person | 0.2448 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.2862 tonnes per person | 0.0166 tonnes per person | 0.2696 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.2216 tonnes per person | 0.0259 tonnes per person | 0.1957 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.2388 tonnes per person | 0.0562 tonnes per person | 0.1826 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.2255 tonnes per person | 0.0793 tonnes per person | 0.1462 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.2522 tonnes per person | 0.1635 tonnes per person | 0.0887 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.2757 tonnes per person | 0.2676 tonnes per person | 0.0082 tonnes per person | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type, Kenya or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 0.2863 tonnes per person against 0.2613 tonnes per person in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type between Kenya and Nepal?
- 0.025 tonnes per person, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nepal?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Nepal rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Kenya ranks 184th and Nepal ranks 182nd of 213 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 by fuel type. 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 oil, measured in tonnes per person.