CO₂ emissions per capita in Kenya
Kenya: CO₂ emissions per capita was 0.3761 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
CO₂ emissions per capita in Kenya, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.3761 tonnes per person for co₂ emissions per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co₂ emissions per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.3918 tonnes per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.1575 tonnes per person, in 1950.
That places Kenya 184th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2721 tonnes per person | 0.1575 tonnes per person | 0.3299 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2936 tonnes per person | 0.2639 tonnes per person | 0.3307 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3314 tonnes per person | 0.2708 tonnes per person | 0.378 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.265 tonnes per person | 0.1954 tonnes per person | 0.3918 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2783 tonnes per person | 0.2032 tonnes per person | 0.3461 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.26 tonnes per person | 0.1996 tonnes per person | 0.3389 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3068 tonnes per person | 0.2562 tonnes per person | 0.3546 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3815 tonnes per person | 0.3761 tonnes per person | 0.3869 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 181 East Timor 0.477 tonnes per person compare
- 182 Cote d'Ivoire 0.4643 tonnes per person compare
- 183 Benin 0.4194 tonnes per person compare
- 185 Solomon Islands 0.3597 tonnes per person compare
- 186 Sudan 0.3527 tonnes per person compare
- 187 Cameroon 0.3307 tonnes per person 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 vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.3761 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co₂ emissions per capita in Kenya?
- Co₂ emissions per capita in Kenya was 0.3761 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3918 tonnes per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1575 tonnes per person in 1950.
- How does Kenya rank for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Kenya ranks 184th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co₂ emissions per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.