Germany vs Kenya: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Germany
0.3803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kenya
0.3634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Germany rank
71st
Kenya rank
74th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Germany
- Kenya
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.3803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Kenya, a difference of 0.0169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 71st and Kenya ranks 74th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 12 and Kenya in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1860s | 0.1404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1870s | 0.1506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1880s | 0.1671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1890s | 0.1865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1900s | 0.1884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1910s | 0.1798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1920s | 0.198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1930s | 0.2228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1940s | 0.3572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6541 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1950s | 0.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1960s | 0.8305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1970s | 0.9556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1980s | 0.9407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1990s | 0.8046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.5439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.4852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.4071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Germany or Kenya?
- Germany, at 0.3803 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 Germany and Kenya?
- 0.0169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Kenya?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Kenya rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Germany ranks 71st 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.