Per capita methane emissions in Kenya
Kenya: Per capita methane emissions was 0.9537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
100th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1954
All-time low
0.7199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1890
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Kenya, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in Kenya is 0.9537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Kenya peaked at 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1954 and was at its lowest, 0.7199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1890.
That places Kenya 100th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.8031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.7757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.7516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.7285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.7478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.8591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 97 Estonia 0.9773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 98 Burkina Faso 0.9658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 99 Israel 0.9549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 101 Guinea-Bissau 0.9511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 102 Eswatini 0.9452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 103 France 0.9438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 methane emissions in Kenya?
- Per capita methane emissions in Kenya was 0.9537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1954.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1890.
- How does Kenya rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Kenya ranks 100th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.