Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector in Kenya
Kenya: Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector was 31.44 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector in Kenya, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 31.44 kilograms per person for per capita co₂ emissions by sector in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by sector in Kenya peaked at 45.74 kilograms per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 19.91 kilograms per person, in 1993.
Kenya ranks 146th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.03 kilograms per person | 19.91 kilograms per person | 45.74 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.62 kilograms per person | 23.48 kilograms per person | 43.4 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.16 kilograms per person | 30.87 kilograms per person | 44.72 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.51 kilograms per person | 31.44 kilograms per person | 36.27 kilograms per person | 4 |
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 by sector in Kenya?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by sector in Kenya was 31.44 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions by sector recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 45.74 kilograms per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by sector recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.91 kilograms per person in 1993.
- How does Kenya rank for per capita co₂ emissions by sector?
- Kenya ranks 146th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by sector rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.