Kenya vs Malawi: Per capita methane emissions by sector

Kenya

0.5421 kilograms per person

in 2023

Malawi

0.9477 kilograms per person

in 2023

Kenya rank

132nd

Malawi rank

130th

Per capita methane emissions by sector over time

Malawi currently reports 0.9477 kilograms per person against 0.5421 kilograms per person in Kenya, a difference of 0.4056 kilograms per person.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.7 times Kenya's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 132nd and Malawi ranks 130th of 193 countries.

Indicator: Per capita methane emissions by sector
Unit: kilograms per person
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 6,562 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.