Per capita methane emissions in Kenya
Kenya: Per capita methane emissions was 0.9537 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9537
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
100th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.54
in 1954
All-time low
0.7199
in 1890
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Kenya, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in Kenya is 0.9537, 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 in 1954 and was at its lowest, 0.7199, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.8175 | — |
| 1851 | 0.8144 | -0.4% |
| 1852 | 0.8112 | -0.4% |
| 1853 | 0.8079 | -0.4% |
| 1854 | 0.8046 | -0.4% |
| 1855 | 0.8014 | -0.4% |
| 1856 | 0.7982 | -0.4% |
| 1857 | 0.795 | -0.4% |
| 1858 | 0.7918 | -0.4% |
| 1859 | 0.7886 | -0.4% |
| 1860 | 0.7854 | -0.4% |
| 1861 | 0.7832 | -0.3% |
| 1862 | 0.7811 | -0.3% |
| 1863 | 0.7789 | -0.3% |
| 1864 | 0.7767 | -0.3% |
| 1865 | 0.7746 | -0.3% |
| 1866 | 0.7724 | -0.3% |
| 1867 | 0.7703 | -0.3% |
| 1868 | 0.7682 | -0.3% |
| 1869 | 0.7659 | -0.3% |
| 1870 | 0.7635 | -0.3% |
| 1871 | 0.7611 | -0.3% |
| 1872 | 0.7584 | -0.3% |
| 1873 | 0.7557 | -0.4% |
| 1874 | 0.7529 | -0.4% |
| 1875 | 0.7502 | -0.4% |
| 1876 | 0.7475 | -0.4% |
| 1877 | 0.7448 | -0.4% |
| 1878 | 0.7421 | -0.4% |
| 1879 | 0.7395 | -0.4% |
| 1880 | 0.7373 | -0.3% |
| 1881 | 0.7353 | -0.3% |
| 1882 | 0.7332 | -0.3% |
| 1883 | 0.7312 | -0.3% |
| 1884 | 0.7292 | -0.3% |
| 1885 | 0.7272 | -0.3% |
| 1886 | 0.7253 | -0.3% |
| 1887 | 0.7234 | -0.3% |
| 1888 | 0.7215 | -0.3% |
| 1889 | 0.7214 | -0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.7199 | -0.2% |
| 1891 | 0.7234 | +0.5% |
| 1892 | 0.7286 | +0.7% |
| 1893 | 0.7357 | +1.0% |
| 1894 | 0.7429 | +1.0% |
| 1895 | 0.7502 | +1.0% |
| 1896 | 0.7577 | +1.0% |
| 1897 | 0.7652 | +1.0% |
| 1898 | 0.7729 | +1.0% |
| 1899 | 0.7811 | +1.1% |
| 1900 | 0.7899 | +1.1% |
| 1901 | 0.808 | +2.3% |
| 1902 | 0.8284 | +2.5% |
| 1903 | 0.8516 | +2.8% |
| 1904 | 0.8555 | +0.5% |
| 1905 | 0.8595 | +0.5% |
| 1906 | 0.8751 | +1.8% |
| 1907 | 0.8913 | +1.8% |
| 1908 | 0.908 | +1.9% |
| 1909 | 0.9241 | +1.8% |
| 1910 | 0.9397 | +1.7% |
| 1911 | 0.981 | +4.4% |
| 1912 | 1.03 | +5.2% |
| 1913 | 1.09 | +5.4% |
| 1914 | 1.12 | +2.6% |
| 1915 | 1.14 | +1.9% |
| 1916 | 1.15 | +1.3% |
| 1917 | 1.18 | +2.0% |
| 1918 | 1.21 | +2.8% |
| 1919 | 1.21 | -0.0% |
| 1920 | 1.21 | +0.2% |
| 1921 | 1.24 | +2.0% |
| 1922 | 1.25 | +1.4% |
| 1923 | 1.24 | -0.9% |
| 1924 | 1.24 | -0.1% |
| 1925 | 1.25 | +0.3% |
| 1926 | 1.26 | +0.9% |
| 1927 | 1.27 | +0.7% |
| 1928 | 1.27 | +0.1% |
| 1929 | 1.27 | +0.5% |
| 1930 | 1.27 | -0.0% |
| 1931 | 1.28 | +0.2% |
| 1932 | 1.28 | +0.4% |
| 1933 | 1.29 | +0.7% |
| 1934 | 1.29 | +0.1% |
| 1935 | 1.29 | -0.1% |
| 1936 | 1.31 | +1.9% |
| 1937 | 1.33 | +0.9% |
| 1938 | 1.33 | +0.5% |
| 1939 | 1.35 | +1.3% |
| 1940 | 1.35 | +0.4% |
| 1941 | 1.36 | +0.2% |
| 1942 | 1.37 | +1.2% |
| 1943 | 1.38 | +0.2% |
| 1944 | 1.4 | +1.7% |
| 1945 | 1.4 | +0.1% |
| 1946 | 1.51 | +8.1% |
| 1947 | 1.51 | -0.1% |
| 1948 | 1.54 | +1.6% |
| 1949 | 1.54 | +0.2% |
| 1950 | 1.52 | -1.1% |
| 1951 | 1.53 | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 1.54 | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 1.54 | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 1.54 | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 1.54 | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 1.54 | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 1.53 | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 1.52 | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 1.51 | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 1.5 | -0.8% |
| 1961 | 1.49 | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 1.45 | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 1.35 | -7.2% |
| 1964 | 1.37 | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 1.33 | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 1.31 | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 1.26 | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 1.21 | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 1.17 | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 1.2 | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 1.19 | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 1.18 | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 1.16 | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 1.14 | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 1.13 | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 1.09 | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 1.08 | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 1.13 | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 1.18 | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 1.07 | -9.1% |
| 1981 | 1.03 | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 1.08 | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 1.14 | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 1.14 | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 1.1 | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 1.08 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 1.06 | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 1.08 | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 1.08 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.07 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 1.01 | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9865 | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.9616 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9417 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9188 | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8615 | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 0.844 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8388 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8599 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7913 | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7722 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.779 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.797 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8175 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7809 | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.753 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 1.04 | +38.3% |
| 2008 | 1.03 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9686 | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9511 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9498 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.925 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8967 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8916 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8881 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9298 | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8676 | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8801 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.962 | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 1.04 | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 0.946 | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9546 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9713 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9537 | -1.8% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.9537 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8299, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.9537 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8668, 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 | 1.04 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.8031 | 0.7886 | 0.8175 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.7757 | 0.7659 | 0.7854 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.7516 | 0.7395 | 0.7635 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.7285 | 0.7214 | 0.7373 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.7478 | 0.7199 | 0.7811 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.8591 | 0.7899 | 0.9241 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.1 | 0.9397 | 1.21 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.25 | 1.21 | 1.27 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.3 | 1.27 | 1.35 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.44 | 1.35 | 1.54 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.53 | 1.51 | 1.54 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.34 | 1.17 | 1.5 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.15 | 1.08 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.09 | 1.03 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9299 | 0.8388 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.853 | 0.753 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9142 | 0.8676 | 0.962 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9736 | 0.946 | 1.04 | 5 |
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More climate change data for Kenya
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- 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)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,116 kt (2050)
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- 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 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 in 1954.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7199 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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