Kenya vs Solomon Islands: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Kenya
0.6734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Solomon Islands
0.665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kenya rank
173rd
Solomon Islands rank
175th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Kenya
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.6734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.0084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 173rd and Solomon Islands ranks 175th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 14 and Solomon Islands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1860s | 0.1424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1870s | 0.143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1880s | 0.1474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1890s | 0.1611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1900s | 0.2205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1910s | 0.3576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1920s | 0.4048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1930s | 0.4237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1940s | 0.487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1950s | 0.7925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1960s | 0.6958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.6744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.6008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Solomon Islands |
| 1990s | 0.6007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | 0.5721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 0.6158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 0.6819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Kenya or Solomon Islands?
- Kenya, at 0.6734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Solomon Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Kenya and Solomon Islands?
- 0.0084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Solomon Islands?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Solomon Islands rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Kenya ranks 173rd and Solomon Islands ranks 175th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.