Egypt vs Kenya: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Egypt
0.8%
in 2024
Kenya
0.7%
in 2024
Egypt rank
26th
Kenya rank
27th
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Egypt
- Kenya
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Kenya, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kenya ahead.
Egypt ranks 26th and Kenya ranks 27th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 9 and Kenya in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Egypt |
| 1950s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Egypt |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Egypt |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Egypt or Kenya?
- Egypt, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Egypt and Kenya?
- 0.1%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Kenya?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Kenya rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Egypt ranks 26th and Kenya ranks 27th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global nitrous oxide 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 nitrous oxide emissions.