Costa Rica vs Kenya: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual

Costa Rica
2.09 % change on previous year
in 2024
Kenya
2.25 % change on previous year
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
87th
Kenya rank
84th

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Kenya
-10010203040197119972024

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 2.25 % change on previous year against 2.09 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.16 % change on previous year.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 31 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 87th and Kenya ranks 84th of 203 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Kenya Difference Ahead
1970s 4.56 % change on previous year 2.87 % change on previous year 1.69 % change on previous year Costa Rica
1980s 0.5741 % change on previous year 2.61 % change on previous year 2.04 % change on previous year Kenya
1990s 1.94 % change on previous year 1.13 % change on previous year 0.8041 % change on previous year Costa Rica
2000s 2.21 % change on previous year 6.41 % change on previous year 4.2 % change on previous year Kenya
2010s 1.31 % change on previous year 2.68 % change on previous year 1.37 % change on previous year Kenya
2020s 1.69 % change on previous year 1.32 % change on previous year 0.368 % change on previous year Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), annual, Costa Rica or Kenya?
Kenya, at 2.25 % change on previous year against 2.09 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), annual between Costa Rica and Kenya?
0.16 % change on previous year, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kenya?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Kenya rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), annual?
Costa Rica ranks 87th and Kenya ranks 84th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 13,498 data points, 1971–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.