Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal in Kenya
Kenya: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.0571 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal in Kenya, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.0571 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions from coal in 2024. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 139.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from coal in Kenya peaked at 0.0571 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 tonnes per person, in 1979.
That places Kenya 96th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0129 tonnes per person | 0.0059 tonnes per person | 0.0203 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0125 tonnes per person | 0.0077 tonnes per person | 0.0157 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.012 tonnes per person | 0.0028 tonnes per person | 0.0193 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0118 tonnes per person | 0.003 tonnes per person | 0.017 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0124 tonnes per person | 0.0065 tonnes per person | 0.0176 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0086 tonnes per person | 0.0056 tonnes per person | 0.012 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0228 tonnes per person | 0.0151 tonnes per person | 0.0322 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0486 tonnes per person | 0.0368 tonnes per person | 0.0571 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Kenya
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 1.0% (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 per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.3761 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 551.31 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.3761 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.3761 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions from coal in Kenya?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from coal in Kenya was 0.0571 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0571 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 tonnes per person in 1979.
- How does Kenya rank for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- Kenya ranks 96th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 139.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.