Per capita methane emissions by sector in Kenya
Kenya: Per capita methane emissions by sector was 0.5421 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita methane 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
In 2023, per capita methane emissions by sector in Kenya stood at 0.5421 kilograms per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions by sector in Kenya peaked at 0.6098 kilograms per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2794 kilograms per person, in 2005.
Kenya ranks 132nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Per capita methane emissions by sector in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kilograms per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4368 kilograms per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.4229 kilograms per person | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4101 kilograms per person | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3981 kilograms per person | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3867 kilograms per person | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3759 kilograms per person | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3657 kilograms per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.3558 kilograms per person | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3462 kilograms per person | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3363 kilograms per person | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3263 kilograms per person | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3163 kilograms per person | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3065 kilograms per person | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2972 kilograms per person | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2881 kilograms per person | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2794 kilograms per person | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5419 kilograms per person | +94.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5258 kilograms per person | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5101 kilograms per person | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4949 kilograms per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4808 kilograms per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4677 kilograms per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4557 kilograms per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4446 kilograms per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4343 kilograms per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4247 kilograms per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4155 kilograms per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6098 kilograms per person | +46.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3983 kilograms per person | -34.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5859 kilograms per person | +47.1% |
| 2020 | 0.383 kilograms per person | -34.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5637 kilograms per person | +47.2% |
| 2022 | 0.553 kilograms per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5421 kilograms per person | -2.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.5421 kilograms per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.6 kilograms per person, 10% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.5421 kilograms per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5123 kilograms per person, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita methane emissions by sector 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +94.0% | 0.2794 kilograms per person | 0.5419 kilograms per person |
| 2021 | +47.2% | 0.383 kilograms per person | 0.5637 kilograms per person |
| 2019 | +47.1% | 0.3983 kilograms per person | 0.5859 kilograms per person |
| 2017 | +46.8% | 0.4155 kilograms per person | 0.6098 kilograms per person |
| 2018 | -34.7% | 0.6098 kilograms per person | 0.3983 kilograms per person |
| 2020 | -34.6% | 0.5859 kilograms per person | 0.383 kilograms per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3835 kilograms per person | 0.3363 kilograms per person | 0.4368 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3886 kilograms per person | 0.2794 kilograms per person | 0.5419 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4717 kilograms per person | 0.3983 kilograms per person | 0.6098 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5105 kilograms per person | 0.383 kilograms per person | 0.5637 kilograms per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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 by sector in Kenya?
- Per capita methane emissions by sector in Kenya was 0.5421 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 methane emissions by sector recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6098 kilograms per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions by sector recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2794 kilograms per person in 2005.
- How does Kenya rank for per capita methane emissions by sector?
- Kenya ranks 132nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita methane emissions by sector rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. 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 methane emissions by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.