Israel vs Kenya: Per capita methane emissions
Israel
0.9549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kenya
0.9537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Israel rank
99th
Kenya rank
100th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Israel
- Kenya
How they compare
Israel currently reports 0.9549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Kenya, a difference of 0.0012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 99th and Kenya ranks 100th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 11 and Kenya in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Israel |
| 1860s | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Israel |
| 1870s | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Israel |
| 1880s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Israel |
| 1890s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Israel |
| 1900s | 0.8619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Israel |
| 1910s | 0.7066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1920s | 0.5763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1930s | 0.4089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1940s | 0.3384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1950s | 5.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Israel |
| 1960s | 16.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Israel |
| 1970s | 11.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Israel |
| 1980s | 0.9303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Israel |
| 2000s | 0.9184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Israel |
| 2010s | 0.9109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.9419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0317 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, Israel or Kenya?
- Israel, at 0.9549 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 Israel and Kenya?
- 0.0012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Kenya?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Israel and Kenya rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Israel ranks 99th 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.