Kenya vs Zambia: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions
Kenya
0.2%
in 2024
Zambia
0.2%
in 2024
Kenya rank
58th
Zambia rank
59th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Kenya
- Zambia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Zambia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Zambia ahead.
Kenya ranks 58th and Zambia ranks 59th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Zambia |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Zambia |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Zambia |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global greenhouse gas emissions, Kenya or Zambia?
- Kenya, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global greenhouse gas emissions between Kenya and Zambia?
- 0.0%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zambia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Zambia rank globally for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Kenya ranks 58th and Zambia ranks 59th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.