Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use in Kenya
Kenya: Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use was 0.3761 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 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 vs. per capita energy use in Kenya is 0.3761 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use in Kenya peaked at 0.3918 tonnes per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.1575 tonnes per person, in 1950.
That places Kenya 179th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2721 tonnes per person | 0.1575 tonnes per person | 0.3299 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2936 tonnes per person | 0.2639 tonnes per person | 0.3307 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3314 tonnes per person | 0.2708 tonnes per person | 0.378 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.265 tonnes per person | 0.1954 tonnes per person | 0.3918 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2783 tonnes per person | 0.2032 tonnes per person | 0.3461 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.26 tonnes per person | 0.1996 tonnes per person | 0.3389 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3068 tonnes per person | 0.2562 tonnes per person | 0.3546 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3815 tonnes per person | 0.3761 tonnes per person | 0.3869 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 176 East Timor 0.477 tonnes per person compare
- 177 Cote d'Ivoire 0.4643 tonnes per person compare
- 178 Benin 0.4194 tonnes per person compare
- 180 Solomon Islands 0.3597 tonnes per person compare
- 181 Sudan 0.3527 tonnes per person compare
- 182 Cameroon 0.3307 tonnes per person compare
More climate change data for Kenya
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 50,641 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,186 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,454 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 61.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,231 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,372 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,116 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 255.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 9.13 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use in Kenya?
- Per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use in Kenya was 0.3761 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 vs. per capita energy use recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3918 tonnes per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1575 tonnes per person in 1950.
- How does Kenya rank for per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use?
- Kenya ranks 179th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.