Eswatini vs Kenya: Per capita methane emissions
Eswatini
0.9452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kenya
0.9537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Eswatini rank
102nd
Kenya rank
100th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Eswatini
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.9537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Eswatini, a difference of 0.0085 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.
Eswatini ranks 102nd and Kenya ranks 100th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 16 and Kenya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.7611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1860s | 0.8342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1870s | 0.9207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1880s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1890s | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1900s | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1910s | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1920s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1930s | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1940s | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1950s | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1960s | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 0.9608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Eswatini or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 0.9537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Eswatini as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Eswatini and Kenya?
- 0.0085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Kenya?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Kenya rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Eswatini ranks 102nd 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.