Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in Kenya

Kenya: Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion was 17.7 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
17.7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
78th
of 136 countries
All-time high
17.7
in 2022
All-time low
6.06
in 2003
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in Kenya, 2000–2023

57.51012.51517.52000201120232000: 8.12001: 7.32002: 72003: 6.12004: 6.82005: 7.72006: 8.62007: 8.62008: 92009: 10.72010: 11.52011: 11.62012: 10.62013: 11.42014: 13.12015: 14.22016: 15.22017: 16.32018: 16.32019: 16.62020: 15.72021: 17.42022: 17.72023: 17.7

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 17.7 for carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 55.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in Kenya peaked at 17.7 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.06, in 2003.

Kenya ranks 78th of 136 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion (millions of tonnes) in Kenya, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 8.06
2001 7.31 -9.3%
2002 7.01 -4.1%
2003 6.06 -13.6%
2004 6.8 +12.2%
2005 7.65 +12.5%
2006 8.63 +12.8%
2007 8.55 -0.9%
2008 8.96 +4.8%
2009 10.73 +19.8%
2010 11.5 +7.2%
2011 11.62 +1.0%
2012 10.57 -9.0%
2013 11.42 +8.0%
2014 13.08 +14.5%
2015 14.19 +8.5%
2016 15.23 +7.3%
2017 16.29 +7.0%
2018 16.27 -0.1%
2019 16.56 +1.8%
2020 15.7 -5.2%
2021 17.44 +11.1%
2022 17.7 +1.5%
2023 17.7 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.98 6.06 10.73 10
2010s 13.67 10.57 16.56 10
2020s 17.13 15.7 17.7 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in Kenya?
Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in Kenya was 17.7 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 17.7 in 2022.
What is the lowest carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 6.06 in 2003.
How does Kenya rank for carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion?
Kenya ranks 78th out of 136 countries with data for 2023.
Is carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion (millions of tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion (millions of tonnes)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
185 places, 4,423 data points, 2000–2023
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