Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Kenya
Kenya: Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions was 0.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Kenya, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Kenya stood at 0.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Kenya peaked at 0.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1991.
That places Kenya 71st out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -13.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +15.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +13.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +12.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +16.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -20.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +15.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +19.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +15.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.6× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 2.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4 |
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 share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Kenya?
- Share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Kenya was 0.1% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
- How does Kenya rank for share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions?
- Kenya ranks 71st out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.