Chile vs Kenya: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Chile
0.3696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kenya
0.3634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Chile rank
72nd
Kenya rank
74th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Chile
- Kenya
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.3696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Kenya, a difference of 0.0062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 72nd and Kenya ranks 74th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 5 and Kenya in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 1860s | 0.0931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1870s | 0.0921 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1880s | 0.0954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1890s | 0.1083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1900s | 0.1479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1910s | 0.1771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1920s | 0.1623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1930s | 0.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1940s | 0.2174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6541 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1950s | 0.3362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1960s | 0.3745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.3561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.3576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.4164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 2000s | 0.4594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.4471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.3892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Chile or Kenya?
- Chile, at 0.3696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Chile and Kenya?
- 0.0062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Kenya?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Kenya rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Chile ranks 72nd and Kenya ranks 74th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.