Ireland vs Kenya: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Ireland
35.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kenya
38.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ireland rank
81st
Kenya rank
78th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Ireland
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 38.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 35.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ireland, a difference of 2.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 81st and Kenya ranks 78th of 198 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 6.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 493,356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 1860s | 5.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 514,523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 1870s | 5.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 546,339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 1880s | 5.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 598,250 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 1890s | 4.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 657,605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 1900s | 4.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 836,617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 1910s | 4.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 1920s | 7.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 1930s | 11.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 1940s | 9.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 1950s | 12.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 1960s | 17.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 1970s | 27.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 1980s | 31.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 1990s | 40.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 2000s | 52.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 2010s | 41.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
| 2020s | 37.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 858,580 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Ireland or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 38.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 35.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Ireland and Kenya?
- 2.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Kenya?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Kenya rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Ireland ranks 81st and Kenya ranks 78th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.