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.
Per capita methane emissions in Kenya, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.8175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.8144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1852 | 0.8112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1853 | 0.8079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1854 | 0.8046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1855 | 0.8014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1856 | 0.7982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1857 | 0.795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1858 | 0.7918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1859 | 0.7886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1860 | 0.7854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1861 | 0.7832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1862 | 0.7811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1863 | 0.7789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1864 | 0.7767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1865 | 0.7746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1866 | 0.7724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1867 | 0.7703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1868 | 0.7682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1869 | 0.7659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1870 | 0.7635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1871 | 0.7611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1872 | 0.7584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1873 | 0.7557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1874 | 0.7529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1875 | 0.7502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1876 | 0.7475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1877 | 0.7448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1878 | 0.7421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1879 | 0.7395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1880 | 0.7373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1881 | 0.7353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1882 | 0.7332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1883 | 0.7312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1884 | 0.7292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1885 | 0.7272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1886 | 0.7253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1887 | 0.7234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1888 | 0.7215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1889 | 0.7214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.7199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1891 | 0.7234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1892 | 0.7286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1893 | 0.7357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1894 | 0.7429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1895 | 0.7502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1896 | 0.7577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1897 | 0.7652 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1898 | 0.7729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1899 | 0.7811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1900 | 0.7899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1901 | 0.808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1902 | 0.8284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1903 | 0.8516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1904 | 0.8555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1905 | 0.8595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1906 | 0.8751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1907 | 0.8913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1908 | 0.908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1909 | 0.9241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1910 | 0.9397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1911 | 0.981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 1912 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.2% |
| 1913 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.4% |
| 1914 | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1915 | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1916 | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1917 | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1918 | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1919 | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1920 | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1921 | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1922 | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1923 | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1924 | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1925 | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1926 | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1927 | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1928 | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1929 | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1930 | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1931 | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1932 | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1933 | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1934 | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1935 | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1936 | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1937 | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1938 | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1939 | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1940 | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1941 | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1942 | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1943 | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1944 | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1945 | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1946 | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.1% |
| 1947 | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1948 | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1949 | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1950 | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1951 | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1961 | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.2% |
| 1964 | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.1% |
| 1981 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.9616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 0.844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +38.3% |
| 2008 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 0.946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.9537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.9537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita methane emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +38.3% | 0.753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
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
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 276.34 million kg (2050)
- 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)
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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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.