Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Kenya
Kenya: Methane emissions, annual growth rate was 0.1269 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.1269 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 96.7%
World rank
120th
of 199 countries
All-time high
42.57 % change on previous year
in 2007
All-time low
-7.52 % change on previous year
in 2021
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Kenya, 1851–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for methane emissions, annual growth rate in Kenya is 0.1269 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 96.7% on the previous year and down 92.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions, annual growth rate in Kenya peaked at 42.57 % change on previous year in 2007 and was at its lowest, -7.52 % change on previous year, in 2021.
Kenya ranks 120th of 199 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.
Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0.1054 % change on previous year | — |
| 1852 | 0.1064 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1853 | 0.1066 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1854 | 0.1076 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1855 | 0.1086 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1856 | 0.1092 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1857 | 0.1098 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1858 | 0.1111 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1859 | 0.1117 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1860 | 0.1127 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1861 | 0.233 % change on previous year | +106.8% |
| 1862 | 0.2339 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1863 | 0.2341 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1864 | 0.235 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1865 | 0.2359 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1866 | 0.2364 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1867 | 0.2372 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1868 | 0.2377 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1869 | 0.2389 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1870 | 0.2394 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1871 | 0.2449 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 1872 | 0.2457 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1873 | 0.2468 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1874 | 0.2476 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1875 | 0.2487 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1876 | 0.2499 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1877 | 0.251 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1878 | 0.2524 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1879 | 0.2542 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1880 | 0.3228 % change on previous year | +27.0% |
| 1881 | 0.3297 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 1882 | 0.3323 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1883 | 0.3353 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1884 | 0.338 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1885 | 0.3409 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1886 | 0.3441 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1887 | 0.347 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1888 | 0.3501 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1889 | 0.3536 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1890 | -0.0789 % change on previous year | -122.3% |
| 1891 | 0.3726 % change on previous year | -572.1% |
| 1892 | 0.3765 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1893 | 0.3808 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1894 | 0.3856 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1895 | 0.39 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1896 | 0.397 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 1897 | 0.4019 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1898 | 0.4068 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1899 | 0.4123 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1900 | 0.4177 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1901 | 1.5 % change on previous year | +259.1% |
| 1902 | 1.68 % change on previous year | +12.1% |
| 1903 | 1.88 % change on previous year | +12.0% |
| 1904 | -0.4343 % change on previous year | -123.1% |
| 1905 | -0.4218 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1906 | 0.9132 % change on previous year | -316.5% |
| 1907 | 0.9403 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 1908 | 0.9683 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 1909 | 0.9964 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 1910 | 1.03 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 1911 | 3.84 % change on previous year | +274.3% |
| 1912 | 4.77 % change on previous year | +24.2% |
| 1913 | 5.14 % change on previous year | +7.7% |
| 1914 | 2.35 % change on previous year | -54.3% |
| 1915 | 1.6 % change on previous year | -31.9% |
| 1916 | 0.9989 % change on previous year | -37.5% |
| 1917 | 1.73 % change on previous year | +72.9% |
| 1918 | 2.61 % change on previous year | +51.0% |
| 1919 | 0.1469 % change on previous year | -94.4% |
| 1920 | 0.7555 % change on previous year | +414.2% |
| 1921 | 2.98 % change on previous year | +294.8% |
| 1922 | 2.73 % change on previous year | -8.4% |
| 1923 | 0.8289 % change on previous year | -69.7% |
| 1924 | 1.63 % change on previous year | +97.2% |
| 1925 | 2.03 % change on previous year | +24.1% |
| 1926 | 2.64 % change on previous year | +30.2% |
| 1927 | 2.4 % change on previous year | -8.9% |
| 1928 | 1.81 % change on previous year | -24.7% |
| 1929 | 2.17 % change on previous year | +19.8% |
| 1930 | 1.53 % change on previous year | -29.5% |
| 1931 | 1.71 % change on previous year | +11.7% |
| 1932 | 1.86 % change on previous year | +8.9% |
| 1933 | 2.11 % change on previous year | +13.2% |
| 1934 | 1.5 % change on previous year | -28.9% |
| 1935 | 1.29 % change on previous year | -13.7% |
| 1936 | 3.36 % change on previous year | +159.4% |
| 1937 | 2.27 % change on previous year | -32.4% |
| 1938 | 1.93 % change on previous year | -15.1% |
| 1939 | 2.76 % change on previous year | +43.2% |
| 1940 | 1.93 % change on previous year | -30.1% |
| 1941 | 1.88 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 1942 | 2.93 % change on previous year | +55.5% |
| 1943 | 2 % change on previous year | -31.8% |
| 1944 | 3.54 % change on previous year | +77.4% |
| 1945 | 1.88 % change on previous year | -47.0% |
| 1946 | 10.09 % change on previous year | +436.9% |
| 1947 | 1.7 % change on previous year | -83.2% |
| 1948 | 3.48 % change on previous year | +104.5% |
| 1949 | 2.21 % change on previous year | -36.4% |
| 1950 | 1.1 % change on previous year | -50.4% |
| 1951 | 2.7 % change on previous year | +146.0% |
| 1952 | 2.68 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1953 | 2.69 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 2.73 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 1955 | 2.76 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 2.77 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 2.78 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 2.78 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 2.83 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 1960 | 2.87 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 2.89 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -49.6% |
| 1963 | -3.56 % change on previous year | -344.1% |
| 1964 | 5.66 % change on previous year | -259.1% |
| 1965 | 1.36 % change on previous year | -75.9% |
| 1966 | 1.98 % change on previous year | +45.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0339 % change on previous year | -98.3% |
| 1968 | 0.5417 % change on previous year | +1499.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0266 % change on previous year | -95.1% |
| 1970 | 7.23 % change on previous year | +27034.0% |
| 1971 | 2.52 % change on previous year | -65.1% |
| 1972 | 2.97 % change on previous year | +17.6% |
| 1973 | 1.54 % change on previous year | -48.2% |
| 1974 | 1.56 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 2.12 % change on previous year | +36.1% |
| 1976 | -0.0972 % change on previous year | -104.6% |
| 1977 | 2.89 % change on previous year | -3073.2% |
| 1978 | 7.53 % change on previous year | +160.4% |
| 1979 | 8.43 % change on previous year | +12.0% |
| 1980 | -5.85 % change on previous year | -169.4% |
| 1981 | -0.3603 % change on previous year | -93.8% |
| 1982 | 8.63 % change on previous year | -2495.7% |
| 1983 | 9.81 % change on previous year | +13.6% |
| 1984 | 3.36 % change on previous year | -65.7% |
| 1985 | -0.3023 % change on previous year | -109.0% |
| 1986 | 2.56 % change on previous year | -947.9% |
| 1987 | 0.8884 % change on previous year | -65.3% |
| 1988 | 5.88 % change on previous year | +561.7% |
| 1989 | 3.96 % change on previous year | -32.6% |
| 1990 | 2.52 % change on previous year | -36.4% |
| 1991 | -2.47 % change on previous year | -198.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3852 % change on previous year | -115.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4207 % change on previous year | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 0.809 % change on previous year | +92.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3811 % change on previous year | -52.9% |
| 1996 | -3.62 % change on previous year | -1049.5% |
| 1997 | 0.683 % change on previous year | -118.9% |
| 1998 | 2.16 % change on previous year | +216.9% |
| 1999 | 5.51 % change on previous year | +154.5% |
| 2000 | -5.16 % change on previous year | -193.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6965 % change on previous year | -113.5% |
| 2002 | 4.1 % change on previous year | +488.4% |
| 2003 | 5.52 % change on previous year | +34.8% |
| 2004 | 5.8 % change on previous year | +5.0% |
| 2005 | -1.5 % change on previous year | -125.8% |
| 2006 | -0.5824 % change on previous year | -61.1% |
| 2007 | 42.57 % change on previous year | -7408.7% |
| 2008 | 1.77 % change on previous year | -95.8% |
| 2009 | -2.93 % change on previous year | -265.0% |
| 2010 | 1.08 % change on previous year | -137.0% |
| 2011 | 2.64 % change on previous year | +143.9% |
| 2012 | -0.0291 % change on previous year | -101.1% |
| 2013 | -0.6407 % change on previous year | +2104.9% |
| 2014 | 1.79 % change on previous year | -379.8% |
| 2015 | 1.85 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 7.03 % change on previous year | +279.6% |
| 2017 | -4.64 % change on previous year | -166.0% |
| 2018 | 3.52 % change on previous year | -175.9% |
| 2019 | 11.47 % change on previous year | +225.8% |
| 2020 | 10.52 % change on previous year | -8.3% |
| 2021 | -7.52 % change on previous year | -171.5% |
| 2022 | 2.87 % change on previous year | -138.2% |
| 2023 | 3.79 % change on previous year | +31.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1269 % change on previous year | -96.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.1269 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.28 % change on previous year, 10% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.1269 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.09 % change on previous year, 12% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane emissions, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +27034.0% | 0.0266 % change on previous year | 7.23 % change on previous year |
| 2007 | +7408.7% | -0.5824 % change on previous year | 42.57 % change on previous year |
| 1977 | +3073.2% | -0.0972 % change on previous year | 2.89 % change on previous year |
| 1982 | +2495.7% | -0.3603 % change on previous year | 8.63 % change on previous year |
| 2013 | -2104.9% | -0.0291 % change on previous year | -0.6407 % change on previous year |
| 1968 | +1499.5% | 0.0339 % change on previous year | 0.5417 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1085 % change on previous year | 0.1054 % change on previous year | 0.1117 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1860s | 0.2235 % change on previous year | 0.1127 % change on previous year | 0.2389 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2481 % change on previous year | 0.2394 % change on previous year | 0.2542 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3394 % change on previous year | 0.3228 % change on previous year | 0.3536 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3445 % change on previous year | -0.0789 % change on previous year | 0.4123 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.8445 % change on previous year | -0.4343 % change on previous year | 1.88 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.42 % change on previous year | 0.1469 % change on previous year | 5.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | 2 % change on previous year | 0.7555 % change on previous year | 2.98 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.03 % change on previous year | 1.29 % change on previous year | 3.36 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.16 % change on previous year | 1.7 % change on previous year | 10.09 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.58 % change on previous year | 1.1 % change on previous year | 2.83 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.33 % change on previous year | -3.56 % change on previous year | 5.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.67 % change on previous year | -0.0972 % change on previous year | 8.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.86 % change on previous year | -5.85 % change on previous year | 9.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6781 % change on previous year | -3.62 % change on previous year | 5.51 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.03 % change on previous year | -5.16 % change on previous year | 42.57 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.41 % change on previous year | -4.64 % change on previous year | 11.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.96 % change on previous year | -7.52 % change on previous year | 10.52 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 117 British Virgin Islands 0.1686 % change on previous year compare
- 118 Moldova 0.1619 % change on previous year compare
- 119 Guinea-Bissau 0.1569 % change on previous year compare
- 121 Mauritania 0.1121 % change on previous year compare
- 122 Yemen 0.1028 % change on previous year compare
- 123 Dominica 0.0932 % change on previous year 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 methane emissions, annual growth rate in Kenya?
- Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Kenya was 0.1269 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest methane emissions, annual growth rate recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 42.57 % change on previous year in 2007.
- What is the lowest methane emissions, annual growth rate recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.52 % change on previous year in 2021.
- How does Kenya rank for methane emissions, annual growth rate?
- Kenya ranks 120th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions, annual growth rate rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.9%. 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 Methane emissions, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Methane emissions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Methane emissions Our World in Data
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Methane emissions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.