Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita was 224.31 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2024. ▲ Rising
Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita in Kenya, 1980–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita in Kenya is 224.31 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita in Kenya peaked at 280.56 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 1999 and was at its lowest, 143.19 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, in 1985.
Kenya ranks 76th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 184.12 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 143.19 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 242.92 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 1990s | 225.88 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 175.2 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 280.56 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2000s | 202.92 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 179.51 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 250.89 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 196.12 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 189.2 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 211.27 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 235.71 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 224.31 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 244.57 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 73 Peru 224.47 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 74 Guinea-Bissau 224.45 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 75 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 224.41 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 77 Bosnia and Herzegovina 221.98 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 78 Niue 221.92 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 79 Saint Kitts and Nevis 221.75 grams of CO₂ 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 carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita in Kenya?
- Carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita in Kenya was 224.31 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 280.56 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 1999.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 143.19 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 1985.
- How does Kenya rank for carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Kenya ranks 76th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.