Kenya vs Mozambique: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Kenya
0.3634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mozambique
0.3671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kenya rank
74th
Mozambique rank
73rd
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Kenya
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 0.3671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Kenya, a difference of 0.0037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 74th and Mozambique ranks 73rd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Mozambique in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1860s | 0.101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1870s | 0.1173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mozambique |
| 1880s | 0.1422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mozambique |
| 1890s | 0.1601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mozambique |
| 1900s | 0.1939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mozambique |
| 1910s | 0.2678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mozambique |
| 1920s | 0.3691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mozambique |
| 1930s | 0.3448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mozambique |
| 1940s | 0.6541 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mozambique |
| 1950s | 0.8022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mozambique |
| 1960s | 0.5281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mozambique |
| 1970s | 0.4601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 0.4317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 0.3626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 0.323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 0.3526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 0.3787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Kenya or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 0.3671 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 Kenya and Mozambique?
- 0.0037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mozambique?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Mozambique rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Kenya ranks 74th and Mozambique ranks 73rd 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.