Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Kenya
Kenya: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity was 95.44 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2025. ▼ Falling
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Kenya, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Kenya is 95.44 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 12.0% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Kenya peaked at 403.71 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2000 and was at its lowest, 71.92 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, in 2020.
That places Kenya 189th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 249.43 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 156.93 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 403.71 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 157.25 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 102.94 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 233.72 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.52 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 71.92 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 109.57 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 186 Austria 116.91 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 187 Denmark 114.41 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 188 Brazil 109.95 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 190 Slovakia 94.85 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 191 New Zealand 92.76 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 192 Venezuela 85.86 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
More climate change data for Kenya
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 1.0% (2100)
- Population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Population, total 57.53 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.9% (2025)
- Urban population 18.53 million (2025)
- Urban population 32.2% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.3761 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 551.31 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.3761 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.3761 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Kenya?
- Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Kenya was 95.44 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 403.71 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2000.
- What is the lowest lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.92 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2020.
- How does Kenya rank for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Kenya ranks 189th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.