Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil in Kenya
Kenya: Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.2613 tonnes per person in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.2613 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
184th
of 213 countries
All-time high
0.344 tonnes per person
in 1980
All-time low
0.1372 tonnes per person
in 1950
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil 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
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions from oil in Kenya is 0.2613 tonnes per person, measured 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 from oil 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.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil in Kenya, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.1372 tonnes per person | — |
| 1951 | 0.2257 tonnes per person | +64.5% |
| 1952 | 0.2484 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 1953 | 0.2358 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1954 | 0.2522 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1955 | 0.2834 tonnes per person | +12.4% |
| 1956 | 0.2984 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1957 | 0.2986 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 0.2615 tonnes per person | -12.4% |
| 1959 | 0.263 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 0.2776 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1961 | 0.2675 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1962 | 0.2812 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2977 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 0.2813 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1965 | 0.2225 tonnes per person | -20.9% |
| 1966 | 0.2379 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2305 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.2317 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2491 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2169 tonnes per person | -12.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2605 tonnes per person | +20.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2756 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2638 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3325 tonnes per person | +26.0% |
| 1975 | 0.326 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2827 tonnes per person | -13.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2989 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3094 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2953 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 0.344 tonnes per person | +16.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3394 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2298 tonnes per person | -32.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2115 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1848 tonnes per person | -12.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1622 tonnes per person | -12.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1648 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2069 tonnes per person | +25.6% |
| 1988 | 0.181 tonnes per person | -12.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1913 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2037 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1596 tonnes per person | -21.7% |
| 1992 | 0.179 tonnes per person | +12.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2104 tonnes per person | +17.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2141 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2405 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2949 tonnes per person | +22.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2584 tonnes per person | -12.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3157 tonnes per person | +22.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3112 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3153 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2698 tonnes per person | -14.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2136 tonnes per person | -20.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1688 tonnes per person | -21.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1856 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2001 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2178 tonnes per person | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2144 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2146 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2554 tonnes per person | +19.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2329 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2386 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2115 tonnes per person | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2207 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.225 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2659 tonnes per person | +18.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2801 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2718 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2787 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2968 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3084 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2852 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2619 tonnes per person | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2618 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2613 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.2613 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4109 tonnes per person, 64% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.2613 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2671 tonnes per person, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | +64.5% | 0.1372 tonnes per person | 0.2257 tonnes per person |
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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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions from oil in Kenya?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from oil 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 from oil recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.344 tonnes per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1372 tonnes per person in 1950.
- How does Kenya rank for per capita co₂ emissions from oil?
- Kenya ranks 184th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from oil 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 from oil. 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.