AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Kenya
Kenya: AFOLU — Emissions per capita was 0.68 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Kenya, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for afolu — emissions per capita in Kenya is 0.68 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.5% on the previous year and down 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions per capita in Kenya peaked at 1.65 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.56 t CO2eq/cap, in 2001.
Kenya ranks 118th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.65 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 1.55 t CO2eq/cap | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 1.5 t CO2eq/cap | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 1.44 t CO2eq/cap | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 1.41 t CO2eq/cap | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 1.36 t CO2eq/cap | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 1.27 t CO2eq/cap | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 1.23 t CO2eq/cap | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 1.22 t CO2eq/cap | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.24 t CO2eq/cap | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.13 t CO2eq/cap | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | -50.4% |
| 2002 | 0.57 t CO2eq/cap | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.61 t CO2eq/cap | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 0.64 t CO2eq/cap | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6 t CO2eq/cap | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.99 t CO2eq/cap | +76.8% |
| 2008 | 0.97 t CO2eq/cap | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.89 t CO2eq/cap | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 0.87 t CO2eq/cap | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 1.25 t CO2eq/cap | +43.7% |
| 2012 | 1.21 t CO2eq/cap | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 1.17 t CO2eq/cap | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.15 t CO2eq/cap | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.13 t CO2eq/cap | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.83 t CO2eq/cap | -26.5% |
| 2017 | 0.75 t CO2eq/cap | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 0.76 t CO2eq/cap | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9 t CO2eq/cap | +18.4% |
| 2020 | 1.03 t CO2eq/cap | +14.4% |
| 2021 | 0.73 t CO2eq/cap | -29.1% |
| 2022 | 0.61 t CO2eq/cap | -16.4% |
| 2023 | 0.68 t CO2eq/cap | +11.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.68 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.85 t CO2eq/cap, 80% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.68 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.38 t CO2eq/cap, 49% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +76.8% | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | 0.99 t CO2eq/cap |
| 2001 | -50.4% | 1.13 t CO2eq/cap | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap |
| 2011 | +43.7% | 0.87 t CO2eq/cap | 1.25 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.39 t CO2eq/cap | 1.22 t CO2eq/cap | 1.65 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.752 t CO2eq/cap | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | 1.13 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 t CO2eq/cap | 0.75 t CO2eq/cap | 1.25 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7625 t CO2eq/cap | 0.61 t CO2eq/cap | 1.03 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More climate change data for Kenya
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 276.34 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 50,641 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,186 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,454 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 61.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,231 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,372 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,116 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 255.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.99 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — emissions per capita in Kenya?
- Afolu — emissions per capita in Kenya was 0.68 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.56 t CO2eq/cap in 2001.
- How does Kenya rank for afolu — emissions per capita?
- Kenya ranks 118th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.