Kenya vs Suriname: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Kenya
0.3634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Suriname
0.3596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kenya rank
74th
Suriname rank
76th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Kenya
- Suriname
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.3634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Suriname, a difference of 0.0038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 74th and Suriname ranks 76th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 15 and Suriname in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1860s | 0.101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1870s | 0.1173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1880s | 0.1422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0652 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1890s | 0.1601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1900s | 0.1939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1910s | 0.2678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1920s | 0.3691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1930s | 0.3448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1940s | 0.6541 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1950s | 0.8022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1960s | 0.5281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.4601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.4317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.3626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 2000s | 0.323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 2010s | 0.3526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 2020s | 0.3787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0012 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 Suriname?
- Kenya, at 0.3634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Suriname as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Kenya and Suriname?
- 0.0038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Suriname?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Suriname rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Kenya ranks 74th and Suriname ranks 76th 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.