Kenya vs South Africa: Share of global CO₂ emissions and population
Kenya
1.0%
in 2100
South Africa
0.9%
in 2100
Kenya rank
23rd
South Africa rank
26th
Share of global CO₂ emissions and population over time
- Kenya
- South Africa
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in South Africa, a difference of 0.1%.
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 23rd and South Africa ranks 26th of 239 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 | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Kenya |
| 1100s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Kenya |
| 1200s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Kenya |
| 1300s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Kenya |
| 1400s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Kenya |
| 1500s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Kenya |
| 1600s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Kenya |
| 1700s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Kenya |
| 1710s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Kenya |
| 1720s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Kenya |
| 1730s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Kenya |
| 1740s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Kenya |
| 1750s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Kenya |
| 1760s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Kenya |
| 1770s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Kenya |
| 1780s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Kenya |
| 1790s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Kenya |
| 1800s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 1810s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 1820s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 1830s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 1840s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 1850s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 1860s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | South Africa |
| 1880s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | South Africa |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | South Africa |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | South Africa |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | South Africa |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | South Africa |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | South Africa |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | South Africa |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | South Africa |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.3% | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.3% | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.3% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.2% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.1% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | South Africa |
| 2030s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | South Africa |
| 2040s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 2050s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 2060s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 2070s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 2080s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 2090s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 2100s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions and population, Kenya or South Africa?
- Kenya, at 1.0% against 0.9% in South Africa as of 2100.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions and population between Kenya and South Africa?
- 0.1%, 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 of global co₂ emissions and population?
- Kenya ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 26th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions and population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the world's population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.