Life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita was 63.65 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita in Kenya, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 63.65 for life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita in Kenya peaked at 63.65 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.86, in 1950.
Kenya ranks 216th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41.95 | 36.86 | 47.52 | 10 |
| 1960s | 51.41 | 48.48 | 53.73 | 10 |
| 1970s | 56.36 | 54.14 | 58.69 | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.23 | 59.17 | 60.86 | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.44 | 55.48 | 58.33 | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.21 | 56.08 | 60.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.07 | 60.91 | 62.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.5 | 61.23 | 63.65 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 213 Equatorial Guinea 63.71 compare
- 214 Cameroon 63.7 compare
- 215 Burundi 63.65 compare
- 217 Madagascar 63.63 compare
- 218 Mozambique 63.61 compare
- 219 Zimbabwe 62.77 compare
More climate change data for Kenya
- Share co2 vs population 1.02 (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 vs gdp 0.3761 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 551.31 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 0.3761 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 0.3761 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita in Kenya?
- Life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita in Kenya was 63.65 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 63.65 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.86 in 1950.
- How does Kenya rank for life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita?
- Kenya ranks 216th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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