Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Kenya
Kenya: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.6106 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 0.6106 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Kenya peaked at 8.3 tonnes per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.6106 tonnes per person, in 2024.
Kenya ranks 177th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | 5.98 tonnes per person | 5.24 tonnes per person | 6.43 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.65 tonnes per person | 1.42 tonnes per person | 8.3 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.52 tonnes per person | 0.9649 tonnes per person | 3.59 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.2 tonnes per person | 1.14 tonnes per person | 4.25 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.21 tonnes per person | 1.62 tonnes per person | 3.08 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.42 tonnes per person | 1.19 tonnes per person | 1.63 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 tonnes per person | 0.8232 tonnes per person | 2.01 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6618 tonnes per person | 0.6106 tonnes per person | 0.8088 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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 including land-use change in Kenya?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Kenya was 0.6106 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 including land-use change recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3 tonnes per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6106 tonnes per person in 2024.
- How does Kenya rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Kenya ranks 177th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.6%. 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.