Annual share of co2 emissions in Kenya
Kenya: Annual share of co2 emissions was 0.055 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.055
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
86th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.0569
in 2020
All-time low
0.0153
in 1950
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Annual share of co2 emissions in Kenya, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.055 for annual share of co2 emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual share of co2 emissions in Kenya peaked at 0.0569 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0153, in 1950.
Kenya ranks 86th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Annual share of co2 emissions in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0153 | — |
| 1951 | 0.0218 | +42.4% |
| 1952 | 0.0246 | +12.7% |
| 1953 | 0.0227 | -7.5% |
| 1954 | 0.025 | +10.0% |
| 1955 | 0.0267 | +6.5% |
| 1956 | 0.028 | +5.0% |
| 1957 | 0.0279 | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 0.0248 | -11.0% |
| 1959 | 0.0249 | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 0.0258 | +3.6% |
| 1961 | 0.0255 | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0269 | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0278 | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0261 | -6.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0218 | -16.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0226 | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0221 | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0218 | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0227 | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0207 | -9.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0237 | +14.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0238 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0229 | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0291 | +26.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0292 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0257 | -11.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0275 | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0279 | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0258 | -7.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0318 | +23.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0345 | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0249 | -27.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0245 | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0221 | -10.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0186 | -15.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0202 | +8.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0244 | +20.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0217 | -10.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0233 | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0255 | +9.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0207 | -18.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0244 | +18.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0277 | +13.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0284 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.032 | +12.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0383 | +19.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0337 | -11.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0412 | +22.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0403 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0407 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0359 | -11.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0298 | -17.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0243 | -18.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0266 | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0286 | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0313 | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0309 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0315 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0387 | +22.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0356 | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0354 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0322 | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0345 | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0373 | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 0.043 | +15.3% |
| 2016 | 0.046 | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.045 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0463 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.049 | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0569 | +16.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0558 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0547 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0556 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.055 | -1.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.055 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0312, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.055 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0128, 4.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0242 | 0.0153 | 0.028 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0243 | 0.0218 | 0.0278 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0256 | 0.0207 | 0.0292 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0246 | 0.0186 | 0.0345 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0312 | 0.0207 | 0.0412 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0318 | 0.0243 | 0.0407 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0404 | 0.0322 | 0.049 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0556 | 0.0547 | 0.0569 | 5 |
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 annual share of co2 emissions in Kenya?
- Annual share of co2 emissions in Kenya was 0.055 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual share of co2 emissions recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0569 in 2020.
- What is the lowest annual share of co2 emissions recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0153 in 1950.
- How does Kenya rank for annual share of co2 emissions?
- Kenya ranks 86th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual share of co2 emissions rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual share of co2 emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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