Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Kenya
Kenya: Methane emissions, per square kilometre was 92.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
92.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
84th
of 195 countries
All-time high
93.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
20.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 92.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre for methane emissions, per square kilometre in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions, per square kilometre in Kenya peaked at 93.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, in 1963.
Kenya ranks 84th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Kenya, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 21.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 20.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 21.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1965 | 21.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 22.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 22.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 22.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 22.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 24.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1971 | 24.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 25.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 25.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 26.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 26.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 26.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 27.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 29.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 32.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 30.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1981 | 30.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 32.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1983 | 35.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1984 | 37.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 36.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 37.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 38.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 40.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 42.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 43.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 42.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 42.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 42.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 42.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 42.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 41.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 41.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 42.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 44.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 42.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 42.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 44.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 47.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 49.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 49.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 48.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 69.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +42.6% |
| 2008 | 70.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 68.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 69.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 71.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 71.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 70.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 72.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 73.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 78.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 74.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 76.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 85.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 93.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 86.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 89.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 92.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 92.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 92.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 63.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 92.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane emissions, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +42.6% | 48.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 69.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 20.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 22.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 26.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 24.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 32.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 30.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 42.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 41.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 44.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 42.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 70.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 69.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 85.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 86.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 93.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 81 Equatorial Guinea 96.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 82 Romania 94.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 83 Nicaragua 94.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 85 Nauru 91.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 86 Belarus 91.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 87 Ukraine 90.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre 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, per square kilometre in Kenya?
- Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Kenya was 92.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest methane emissions, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 93.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest methane emissions, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Kenya rank for methane emissions, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 84th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. 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 Methane emissions, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Methane emissions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Methane emissions ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Methane emissions Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Methane emissions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.