Kenya vs Slovakia: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry

Kenya
38.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Slovakia
35.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kenya rank
78th
Slovakia rank
80th

Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time

  • Kenya
  • Slovakia
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 38.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 35.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Slovakia, a difference of 2.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Slovakia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Slovakia ahead.

Kenya ranks 78th and Slovakia ranks 80th of 198 countries.

Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Slovakia Difference Ahead
1850s 493,356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 878,186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 384,829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovakia
1860s 514,523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovakia
1870s 546,339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovakia
1880s 598,250 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovakia
1890s 657,605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovakia
1900s 836,617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovakia
1910s 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovakia
1920s 1.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovakia
1930s 1.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovakia
1940s 2.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovakia
1950s 5.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 26.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovakia
1960s 6.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 44.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 38.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovakia
1970s 9.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 63.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 54.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovakia
1980s 11.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 66.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 54.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovakia
1990s 15.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 53.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 37.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovakia
2000s 20.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 48.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 28.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovakia
2010s 28.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 42.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovakia
2020s 37.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 38.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovakia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Kenya or Slovakia?
Kenya, at 38.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 35.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Slovakia as of 2024.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Kenya and Slovakia?
2.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Slovakia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Slovakia rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
Kenya ranks 78th and Slovakia ranks 80th 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

Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 34,488 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.