Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Kenya

Kenya: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? was 0.6321 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.6321 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
106th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.6364 tonnes per person
in 2022
All-time low
0.2561 tonnes per person
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Kenya, 1990–2023

00.20.40.61990200620231990: 0.298 tonnes per person1991: 0.256 tonnes per person1992: 0.278 tonnes per person1993: 0.286 tonnes per person1994: 0.297 tonnes per person1995: 0.334 tonnes per person1996: 0.376 tonnes per person1997: 0.364 tonnes per person1998: 0.411 tonnes per person1999: 0.384 tonnes per person2000: 0.397 tonnes per person2001: 0.401 tonnes per person2002: 0.318 tonnes per person2003: 0.31 tonnes per person2004: 0.298 tonnes per person2005: 0.343 tonnes per person2006: 0.381 tonnes per person2007: 0.397 tonnes per person2008: 0.408 tonnes per person2009: 0.441 tonnes per person2010: 0.428 tonnes per person2011: 0.464 tonnes per person2012: 0.475 tonnes per person2013: 0.556 tonnes per person2014: 0.633 tonnes per person2015: 0.601 tonnes per person2016: 0.596 tonnes per person2017: 0.559 tonnes per person2018: 0.582 tonnes per person2019: 0.59 tonnes per person2020: 0.598 tonnes per person2021: 0.63 tonnes per person2022: 0.636 tonnes per person2023: 0.632 tonnes per person

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 0.6321 tonnes per person for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Kenya peaked at 0.6364 tonnes per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2561 tonnes per person, in 1991.

Kenya ranks 106th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3284 tonnes per person 0.2561 tonnes per person 0.4111 tonnes per person 10
2000s 0.3694 tonnes per person 0.2977 tonnes per person 0.4408 tonnes per person 10
2010s 0.5483 tonnes per person 0.428 tonnes per person 0.6326 tonnes per person 10
2020s 0.6243 tonnes per person 0.5982 tonnes per person 0.6364 tonnes per person 4

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 103 Zimbabwe 0.9375 tonnes per person compare
  2. 104 Pakistan 0.8893 tonnes per person compare
  3. 105 Ghana 0.7805 tonnes per person compare
  4. 107 Zambia 0.6131 tonnes per person compare
  5. 108 Benin 0.5977 tonnes per person compare
  6. 109 Nigeria 0.5849 tonnes per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Kenya?
Are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Kenya was 0.6321 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 0.6364 tonnes per person in 2022.
What is the lowest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2561 tonnes per person in 1991.
How does Kenya rank for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
Kenya ranks 106th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. 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 Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 4,064 data points, 1990–2023
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.