Guinea-Bissau vs Kenya: Per capita methane emissions
Guinea-Bissau
0.9511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kenya
0.9537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
101st
Kenya rank
100th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.9537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.0026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kenya ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 101st and Kenya ranks 100th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 5 and Kenya in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1860s | 0.6602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1870s | 0.6697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1880s | 0.6251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1890s | 0.5378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1900s | 0.494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1910s | 0.5184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1920s | 0.5697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1930s | 0.6108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1940s | 0.7543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1950s | 0.9506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1960s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1970s | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1980s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 0.9785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Guinea-Bissau or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 0.9537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Guinea-Bissau and Kenya?
- 0.0026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Kenya?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Kenya rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 101st 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.