Kenya vs Sudan: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Kenya
38.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sudan
37.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kenya rank
78th
Sudan rank
79th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Kenya
- Sudan
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 38.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 37.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sudan, a difference of 795,900 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sudan ahead.
Kenya ranks 78th and Sudan ranks 79th of 198 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 493,356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 1860s | 514,523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 1870s | 546,339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 1880s | 598,250 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 1890s | 657,605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 1900s | 836,617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 1910s | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 1920s | 1.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 1930s | 1.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 1940s | 2.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 1950s | 5.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 1960s | 6.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 1970s | 9.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 1980s | 11.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 1990s | 15.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 250,590 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 2000s | 20.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 2010s | 28.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 2020s | 37.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 463,380 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
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 Sudan?
- Kenya, at 38.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 37.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Kenya and Sudan?
- 795,900 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sudan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Sudan rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Kenya ranks 78th and Sudan ranks 79th 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.