Kenya vs South Africa: Share co2 vs population

Kenya
1.02
in 2100
South Africa
0.9265
in 2100
Kenya rank
22nd
South Africa rank
25th

Share co2 vs population over time

  • Kenya
  • South Africa
00.20.40.60.81100015502100

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 1.02 against 0.9265 in South Africa, a difference of 0.0935.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 22nd and South Africa ranks 25th of 234 countries.

Across the 48 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 31 and South Africa in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya South Africa Difference Ahead
1000s 0.2473 0.0798 0.1676 Kenya
1100s 0.2362 0.0778 0.1584 Kenya
1200s 0.2429 0.0812 0.1617 Kenya
1300s 0.2674 0.0905 0.1769 Kenya
1400s 0.3075 0.105 0.2025 Kenya
1500s 0.2982 0.1026 0.1956 Kenya
1600s 0.3391 0.1166 0.2224 Kenya
1700s 0.3359 0.1444 0.1914 Kenya
1710s 0.3314 0.1365 0.1948 Kenya
1720s 0.3195 0.1277 0.1919 Kenya
1730s 0.3124 0.1209 0.1915 Kenya
1740s 0.3022 0.1132 0.1889 Kenya
1750s 0.2853 0.1034 0.182 Kenya
1760s 0.2764 0.0967 0.1797 Kenya
1770s 0.267 0.0901 0.1768 Kenya
1780s 0.2491 0.081 0.168 Kenya
1790s 0.242 0.0758 0.1662 Kenya
1800s 0.264 0.1474 0.1166 Kenya
1810s 0.2648 0.1463 0.1186 Kenya
1820s 0.2612 0.1533 0.1079 Kenya
1830s 0.2599 0.18 0.08 Kenya
1840s 0.2616 0.2142 0.0474 Kenya
1850s 0.2669 0.2454 0.0215 Kenya
1860s 0.2746 0.2673 0.0073 Kenya
1870s 0.2784 0.2853 0.0069 South Africa
1880s 0.2778 0.2982 0.0204 South Africa
1890s 0.2607 0.3095 0.0488 South Africa
1900s 0.2254 0.3291 0.1037 South Africa
1910s 0.1963 0.3596 0.1633 South Africa
1920s 0.1934 0.3985 0.2051 South Africa
1930s 0.2049 0.444 0.2391 South Africa
1940s 0.219 0.4927 0.2738 South Africa
1950s 0.2387 0.5304 0.2916 South Africa
1960s 0.2782 0.5708 0.2926 South Africa
1970s 0.33 0.6286 0.2986 South Africa
1980s 0.3909 0.7123 0.3214 South Africa
1990s 0.4587 0.7708 0.3121 South Africa
2000s 0.539 0.7532 0.2143 South Africa
2010s 0.626 0.7532 0.1273 South Africa
2020s 0.6952 0.7836 0.0883 South Africa
2030s 0.7693 0.8009 0.0316 South Africa
2040s 0.8344 0.812 0.0224 Kenya
2050s 0.8884 0.8263 0.0621 Kenya
2060s 0.9374 0.8431 0.0944 Kenya
2070s 0.9742 0.8609 0.1133 Kenya
2080s 0.9993 0.883 0.1163 Kenya
2090s 1.02 0.9101 0.1067 Kenya
2100s 1.02 0.9265 0.0971 Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share co2 vs population, Kenya or South Africa?
Kenya, at 1.02 against 0.9265 in South Africa as of 2100.
What is the difference in share co2 vs population between Kenya and South Africa?
0.0935, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Africa?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Kenya and South Africa rank globally for share co2 vs population?
Kenya ranks 22nd and South Africa ranks 25th of 234 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Share co2 vs 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 co2 vs population
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,170 data points, 1000–2100
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