Kenya vs Yemen: Share of global CO₂ emissions and population
Kenya
1.0%
in 2100
Yemen
1.1%
in 2100
Kenya rank
23rd
Yemen rank
21st
Share of global CO₂ emissions and population over time
- Kenya
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 1.1% against 1.0% in Kenya, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Yemen ahead.
Kenya ranks 23rd and Yemen ranks 21st of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 29 and Yemen in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Yemen |
| 1100s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Yemen |
| 1200s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Yemen |
| 1300s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Yemen |
| 1400s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Yemen |
| 1500s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Yemen |
| 1600s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Yemen |
| 1700s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Yemen |
| 1710s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Yemen |
| 1720s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Yemen |
| 1730s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Yemen |
| 1740s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Yemen |
| 1750s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Yemen |
| 1760s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Yemen |
| 1770s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Yemen |
| 1780s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Yemen |
| 1790s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Yemen |
| 1800s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 1810s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 1820s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 1830s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 1840s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 1850s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 1860s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 1880s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Kenya |
| 2030s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Kenya |
| 2040s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 2050s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 2060s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 2070s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 2080s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 2090s | 1.0% | 1.1% | 0.0% | Yemen |
| 2100s | 1.0% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions and population, Kenya or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 1.1% against 1.0% in Kenya as of 2100.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions and population between Kenya and Yemen?
- 0.1%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Yemen?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Kenya and Yemen rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions and population?
- Kenya ranks 23rd and Yemen ranks 21st 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.