Angola vs Kenya: CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total

Angola
26,655 thousand metric tons
in 2009
Kenya
12,350 thousand metric tons
in 2009
Angola rank
7th
Kenya rank
10th

CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total over time

  • Angola
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Angola currently reports 26,655 thousand metric tons against 12,350 thousand metric tons in Kenya, a difference of 14,305 thousand metric tons.

That makes Angola's figure about 2.2 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.

Angola ranks 7th and Kenya ranks 10th of 51 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 1,276 thousand metric tons 2,695 thousand metric tons 1,419 thousand metric tons Kenya
1970s 4,341 thousand metric tons 4,452 thousand metric tons 111.11 thousand metric tons Kenya
1980s 5,072 thousand metric tons 4,949 thousand metric tons 123.21 thousand metric tons Angola
1990s 6,826 thousand metric tons 7,447 thousand metric tons 620.83 thousand metric tons Kenya
2000s 17,905 thousand metric tons 9,269 thousand metric tons 8,636 thousand metric tons Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total, Angola or Kenya?
Angola, at 26,655 thousand metric tons against 12,350 thousand metric tons in Kenya as of 2009.
What is the difference in co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total between Angola and Kenya?
14,305 thousand metric tons, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Kenya?
50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2009.
How do Angola and Kenya rank globally for co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total?
Angola ranks 7th and Kenya ranks 10th of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total (thousand metric tons). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total (thousand metric tons)
Unit
thousand metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
57 places, 2,749 data points, 1960–2009
Last refreshed

Fossil fuel is any hydrocarbon deposit that can be burned for heat or power, such as petroleum, coal, and natural gas. This is the sum total of all fossil fuel emissions (solid fuel consumption, liquid fuel consumption, gas fuel consumption, cement production and gas flaring). The U.S. Department of Energy’s carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) calculates annual anthropogenic emissions from data on fossil fuel consumption (from the United Nations Statistics Division’s World Energy Data Set) and world cement manufacturing (from the U.S. Bureau of Mine’s Cement Manufacturing Data Set). Carbon dioxide emissions, often calculated and reported as elemental carbon, were converted to actual carbon dioxide mass by multiplying them by 3.664 (the ratio of the mass of carbon to that of carbon dioxide). Although estimates of global carbon dioxide emissions are probably accurate within 10 percent (as calculated from global average file chemistry and use), country estimates may have larger error bounds. Trends estimated from a consistent time series tend to be more accurate than individual values. Each year the CDIAC recalculates the entire time series since 1949, incorporating recent findings and corrections. Estimates exclude fuels supplied to ships and aircraft in international transport because of the difficulty of apportioning he fuels among benefitting countries. The ratio of carbon dioxide per unit of energy shows carbon intensity, which is the amount of carbon dioxide emitted as a result of using one unit of energy in the process of production.