Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita was 0.0004 kt per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
In 2023, energy — emissions (co2), per capita in Kenya stood at 0.0004 kt per person. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 63.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions (co2), per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.0004 kt per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 kt per person, in 1985.
That places Kenya 159th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0003 kt per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0003 kt per person | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0003 kt per person | +5.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0003 kt per person | -6.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 kt per person | -18.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0003 kt per person | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 kt per person | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 kt per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0003 kt per person | +6.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 kt per person | -7.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 kt per person | +17.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 kt per person | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 kt per person | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 kt per person | +24.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 kt per person | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 kt per person | -12.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 kt per person | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 kt per person | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 kt per person | -6.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 kt per person | +16.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0004 kt per person | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 kt per person | -33.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 kt per person | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 kt per person | -10.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 kt per person | -13.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 kt per person | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 kt per person | +24.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 kt per person | -10.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 kt per person | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 kt per person | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 kt per person | -21.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 kt per person | +12.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 kt per person | +14.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 kt per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 kt per person | +13.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 kt per person | +20.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 kt per person | -13.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 kt per person | +20.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 kt per person | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 kt per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 kt per person | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 kt per person | -19.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 kt per person | -20.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 kt per person | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 kt per person | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 kt per person | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 kt per person | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 kt per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 kt per person | +17.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 kt per person | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 kt per person | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 kt per person | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 kt per person | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 kt per person | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 kt per person | +17.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 kt per person | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 kt per person | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 kt per person | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 kt per person | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 kt per person | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 kt per person | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 kt per person | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 kt per person | +2.2% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0004 kt per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0006 kt per person, 63% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0004 kt per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0004 kt per person, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0003 kt per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0003 kt per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0004 kt per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0003 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0003 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0003 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 kt per person | 0.0004 kt per person | 0.0004 kt per person | 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 energy — emissions (co2), per capita in Kenya?
- Energy — emissions (co2), per capita in Kenya was 0.0004 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest energy — emissions (co2), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 kt per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions (co2), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 kt per person in 1985.
- How does Kenya rank for energy — emissions (co2), per capita?
- Kenya ranks 159th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions (co2), per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Energy — Emissions (CO2) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Energy — Emissions (CO2) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Energy — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Energy — Emissions (CO2) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.