Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in Kenya
Kenya: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type was 0.2613 tonnes per person in 2024. ▬ Flat
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type 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 0.2613 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Kenya peaked at 0.344 tonnes per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.1372 tonnes per person, in 1950.
Kenya ranks 184th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2504 tonnes per person | 0.1372 tonnes per person | 0.2986 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2577 tonnes per person | 0.2225 tonnes per person | 0.2977 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2862 tonnes per person | 0.2169 tonnes per person | 0.3325 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2216 tonnes per person | 0.1622 tonnes per person | 0.344 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2388 tonnes per person | 0.1596 tonnes per person | 0.3157 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2255 tonnes per person | 0.1688 tonnes per person | 0.3153 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2522 tonnes per person | 0.2115 tonnes per person | 0.2968 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2757 tonnes per person | 0.2613 tonnes per person | 0.3084 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 by fuel type in Kenya?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Kenya was 0.2613 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 by fuel type recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.344 tonnes per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1372 tonnes per person in 1950.
- How does Kenya rank for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Kenya ranks 184th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 by fuel type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.