Djibouti vs Kenya: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Djibouti
0.5694 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kenya
0.6106 tonnes per person
in 2024
Djibouti rank
179th
Kenya rank
177th
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Djibouti
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.6106 tonnes per person against 0.5694 tonnes per person in Djibouti, a difference of 0.0412 tonnes per person.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Djibouti's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Djibouti ranks 179th and Kenya ranks 177th of 194 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7095 tonnes per person | 5.98 tonnes per person | 5.27 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 1960s | 1.04 tonnes per person | 3.65 tonnes per person | 2.61 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 1970s | 1.3 tonnes per person | 1.52 tonnes per person | 0.2258 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 1980s | 1.14 tonnes per person | 2.2 tonnes per person | 1.06 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.7101 tonnes per person | 2.21 tonnes per person | 1.5 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.6246 tonnes per person | 1.42 tonnes per person | 0.7978 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.5198 tonnes per person | 1.31 tonnes per person | 0.7948 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.5599 tonnes per person | 0.6618 tonnes per person | 0.1019 tonnes per person | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Djibouti or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 0.6106 tonnes per person against 0.5694 tonnes per person in Djibouti as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Djibouti and Kenya?
- 0.0412 tonnes per person, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Kenya?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Djibouti and Kenya rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Djibouti ranks 179th and Kenya ranks 177th of 194 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 including land-use change. 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), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.