Which has higher waste — emissions, Kenya or Saudi Arabia?

Kenya, at 2.12 kt against 2.03 kt in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Saudi Arabia?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Saudi Arabia: Waste — Emissions (N2O)

Kenya

2.12 kt

in 2023

Saudi Arabia

2.03 kt

in 2023

Kenya rank

49th

Saudi Arabia rank

50th

Waste — Emissions (N2O) over time

Kenya
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 2.12 kt against 2.03 kt in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.09 kt.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 49th and Saudi Arabia ranks 50th of 232 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.4184 kt	0.0552 kt	0.3633 kt	Kenya
1970s	0.566 kt	0.2391 kt	0.3269 kt	Kenya
1980s	0.7297 kt	0.5893 kt	0.1404 kt	Kenya
1990s	0.9798 kt	0.9299 kt	0.0499 kt	Kenya
2000s	1.3 kt	1.23 kt	0.074 kt	Kenya
2010s	1.82 kt	1.75 kt	0.07 kt	Kenya
2020s	2.08 kt	1.98 kt	0.095 kt	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Kenya or Saudi Arabia?: Kenya, at 2.12 kt against 2.03 kt in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Kenya and Saudi Arabia?: 0.09 kt, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Saudi Arabia?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Saudi Arabia rank globally for waste — emissions?: Kenya ranks 49th and Saudi Arabia ranks 50th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Waste — Emissions (N2O)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 265 places, 15,268 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf