Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Kenya
Kenya: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 3.19 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Kenya, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Kenya is 3.19 billion tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Kenya peaked at 3.19 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.26 million tonnes, in 1950.
Kenya ranks 80th of 194 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 198.98 million tonnes | 30.26 million tonnes | 390.93 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 605.14 million tonnes | 454.77 million tonnes | 707.11 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 814.87 million tonnes | 720.74 million tonnes | 909.57 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.11 billion tonnes | 930.18 million tonnes | 1.33 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.66 billion tonnes | 1.39 billion tonnes | 1.91 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.17 billion tonnes | 1.96 billion tonnes | 2.41 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.77 billion tonnes | 2.50 billion tonnes | 3.01 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.12 billion tonnes | 3.06 billion tonnes | 3.19 billion tonnes | 5 |
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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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Kenya?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Kenya was 3.19 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 3.19 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.26 million tonnes in 1950.
- How does Kenya rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Kenya ranks 80th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.