Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Kenya
Kenya: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population was 0.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Kenya, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Kenya stood at 0.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Kenya peaked at 0.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
That places Kenya 86th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
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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 share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Kenya?
- Share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Kenya was 0.1% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- How does Kenya rank for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Kenya ranks 86th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.6%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.