Energy — Emissions per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Energy — Emissions per capita was 0.6 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions per capita in Kenya, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for energy — emissions per capita in Kenya is 0.6 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.6 t CO2eq/cap in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.41 t CO2eq/cap, in 1991.
Kenya ranks 190th of 221 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.46 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | -10.9% |
| 1992 | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 0.46 t CO2eq/cap | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 0.46 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.49 t CO2eq/cap | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 0.54 t CO2eq/cap | +10.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5 t CO2eq/cap | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 0.55 t CO2eq/cap | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.55 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.51 t CO2eq/cap | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.45 t CO2eq/cap | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 0.42 t CO2eq/cap | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.46 t CO2eq/cap | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.45 t CO2eq/cap | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.45 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.49 t CO2eq/cap | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 0.47 t CO2eq/cap | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.48 t CO2eq/cap | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.45 t CO2eq/cap | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.46 t CO2eq/cap | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.47 t CO2eq/cap | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.52 t CO2eq/cap | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 0.53 t CO2eq/cap | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.52 t CO2eq/cap | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.54 t CO2eq/cap | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.55 t CO2eq/cap | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.59 t CO2eq/cap | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6 t CO2eq/cap | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.6 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.86 t CO2eq/cap, 70% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.6 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.61 t CO2eq/cap, 98% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.486 t CO2eq/cap | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.463 t CO2eq/cap | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | 0.55 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.499 t CO2eq/cap | 0.45 t CO2eq/cap | 0.55 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5875 t CO2eq/cap | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | 0.6 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 191 Haiti 0.59 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 192 Mozambique 0.58 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 193 Sudan (former) 0.56 t CO2eq/cap compare
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 per capita in Kenya?
- Energy — emissions per capita in Kenya was 0.6 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6 t CO2eq/cap in 2022.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.41 t CO2eq/cap in 1991.
- How does Kenya rank for energy — emissions per capita?
- Kenya ranks 190th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.