How does Kenya rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp?

Kenya ranks 105th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.

Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Kenya?

Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Kenya

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Kenya
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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Kenya: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP was 0.0265 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0265 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 9.7%

World rank

105th

of 191 countries

All-time high

0.6366 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 1961

All-time low

0.0265 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Kenya, 1960–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Kenya stood at 0.0265 tonnes per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Kenya peaked at 0.6366 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0265 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 2024.

Kenya ranks 105th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Kenya, 1960 to 2024.
Year	tonnes per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.5747 tonnes per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.6366 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+10.8%
1962	0.6283 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
1963	0.6248 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
1964	0.6083 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
1965	0.6335 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.1%
1966	0.5621 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.3%
1967	0.5472 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
1968	0.511 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.6%
1969	0.4849 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
1970	0.4495 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
1971	0.4127 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.2%
1972	0.3542 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.2%
1973	0.3024 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.6%
1974	0.2713 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.3%
1975	0.2572 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.2%
1976	0.248 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
1977	0.1956 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-21.2%
1978	0.1687 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.8%
1979	0.1459 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.5%
1980	0.128 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-12.2%
1981	0.1397 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+9.1%
1982	0.1527 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+9.3%
1983	0.1676 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+9.8%
1984	0.1746 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.2%
1985	0.1849 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.9%
1986	0.1626 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-12.0%
1987	0.154 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
1988	0.1546 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
1989	0.1611 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.2%
1990	0.1618 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
1991	0.1779 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+10.0%
1992	0.1839 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.3%
1993	0.2759 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+50.0%
1994	0.2306 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-16.4%
1995	0.1874 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-18.7%
1996	0.145 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-22.6%
1997	0.1366 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
1998	0.1317 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
1999	0.148 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+12.4%
2000	0.1541 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.2%
2001	0.1543 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
2002	0.1558 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.0%
2003	0.1405 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.8%
2004	0.1327 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
2005	0.1164 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-12.2%
2006	0.0866 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-25.6%
2007	0.0716 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-17.3%
2008	0.0655 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.6%
2009	0.057 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.0%
2010	0.055 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
2011	0.055 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
2012	0.0469 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.7%
2013	0.0438 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.6%
2014	0.0404 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.0%
2015	0.0401 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2016	0.0381 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
2017	0.0355 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.8%
2018	0.0322 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.4%
2019	0.03 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.8%
2020	0.0304 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
2021	0.0282 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.2%
2022	0.0273 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
2023	0.0294 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+7.6%
2024	0.0265 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.7%

Kenya compared with similar countries

Kenya's 0.0265 tonnes per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0573 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 46% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Kenya's 0.0265 tonnes per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0607 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 44% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1993	+50.0%	0.1839 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.2759 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.5811 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.4849 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.6366 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.2805 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1459 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.4495 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.158 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.128 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1849 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.1779 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1317 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.2759 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.1134 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.057 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1558 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0417 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.03 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.055 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0283 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0265 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0304 tonnes per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Kenya

102 Peru 0.0274 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
103 Rwanda 0.0272 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
104 Montenegro 0.0266 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
106 Hungary 0.0258 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
107 Costa Rica 0.0257 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
108 Guyana 0.0253 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Kenya?: Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Kenya was 0.0265 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Kenya?: The highest recorded value was 0.6366 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1961.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Kenya?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0265 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024.
How does Kenya rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp?: Kenya ranks 105th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Kenya?: Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kenya data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks

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Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP
Unit: tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 191 places, 10,578 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 16 September 2026

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.