Kenya vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) over time
- Kenya
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 75.76 Mt CO2e against 3.41 Mt CO2e in Kenya, a difference of 72.35 Mt CO2e.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 22.2 times Kenya's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 197 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.03 Mt CO2e | 28.33 Mt CO2e | 27.3 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 1.41 Mt CO2e | 34.06 Mt CO2e | 32.64 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 1.91 Mt CO2e | 44.86 Mt CO2e | 42.95 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 2.46 Mt CO2e | 52.93 Mt CO2e | 50.47 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 3.07 Mt CO2e | 64.15 Mt CO2e | 61.08 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 3.37 Mt CO2e | 74.06 Mt CO2e | 70.69 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy), Kenya or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 75.76 Mt CO2e against 3.41 Mt CO2e in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) between Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 72.35 Mt CO2e, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy)?
- Kenya ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).