Estonia vs Kenya: Per capita methane emissions
Estonia
0.9773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kenya
0.9537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Estonia rank
97th
Kenya rank
100th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Estonia
- Kenya
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 0.9773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Kenya, a difference of 0.0236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 97th and Kenya ranks 100th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 14 and Kenya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1860s | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1870s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1880s | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1890s | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1900s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1910s | 0.9816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1920s | 0.9914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1930s | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1940s | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1950s | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1960s | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1970s | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1980s | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1990s | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 2000s | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 2010s | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 2020s | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Estonia or Kenya?
- Estonia, at 0.9773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Estonia and Kenya?
- 0.0236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Kenya?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Kenya rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Estonia ranks 97th and Kenya ranks 100th of 199 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 methane 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 per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.