Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Kenya
Kenya: Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP was 344.93 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Kenya, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 344.93 billion international-$ in 2021 prices for change in co₂ emissions and gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 56.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Kenya peaked at 344.93 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025 and was at its lowest, 95.63 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1990.
That places Kenya 58th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 103.04 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 95.63 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 114.43 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 136.81 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 115.11 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 162.13 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 216.69 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 175.19 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 264.81 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 305.95 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 264.08 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 344.93 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 55 Greece 398.01 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 56 Hungary 391.61 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 57 Morocco 370.62 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 59 Angola 342.00 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 60 Qatar 327.35 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 61 Sri Lanka 317.26 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 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 change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Kenya?
- Change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Kenya was 344.93 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 344.93 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025.
- What is the lowest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.63 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 1990.
- How does Kenya rank for change in co₂ emissions and gdp?
- Kenya ranks 58th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in co₂ emissions and gdp rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total economic output of a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.