France vs Kenya: Per capita methane emissions
France
0.9438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kenya
0.9537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
France rank
103rd
Kenya rank
100th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- France
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.9537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in France, a difference of 0.0099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was France ahead.
France ranks 103rd and Kenya ranks 100th of 199 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1860s | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1870s | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1880s | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1890s | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1900s | 2.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1910s | 2.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1920s | 2.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1930s | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1940s | 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1950s | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1960s | 2.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1970s | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1980s | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1990s | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 2000s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 2010s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 2020s | 0.9953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, France or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 0.9537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between France and Kenya?
- 0.0099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Kenya?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do France and Kenya rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- France ranks 103rd 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.