Kenya vs Somalia: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
Kenya
0.005 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
0.0039 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
152nd
Somalia rank
154th
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- Kenya
- Somalia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.005 kt per square kilometre against 0.0039 kt per square kilometre in Somalia, a difference of 0.0011 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.3 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 152nd and Somalia ranks 154th of 186 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.0038 kt per square kilometre | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.0048 kt per square kilometre | 0.0038 kt per square kilometre | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, Kenya or Somalia?
- Kenya, at 0.005 kt per square kilometre against 0.0039 kt per square kilometre in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Kenya and Somalia?
- 0.0011 kt per square kilometre, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Somalia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Somalia rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 152nd and Somalia ranks 154th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.