Kenya vs Tanzania: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population

Kenya
0.1%
in 2024
Tanzania
0.1%
in 2024
Kenya rank
86th
Tanzania rank
89th

Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time

  • Kenya
  • Tanzania
0.010.020.030.040.050.06195019872024

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.

Across all 75 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 86th and Tanzania ranks 89th of 215 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Tanzania Difference Ahead
1950s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Kenya
1960s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Kenya
1970s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Kenya
1980s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Kenya
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Kenya
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Kenya
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Kenya
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Kenya or Tanzania?
Kenya, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Tanzania as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Kenya and Tanzania?
0.0%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Tanzania rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
Kenya ranks 86th and Tanzania ranks 89th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.