Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement in Kenya
Kenya: Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement was 0.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement in Kenya, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.2% for share of global co₂ emissions from cement in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and up 88.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Kenya peaked at 0.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
That places Kenya 43rd out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | — |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +25.1% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +12.7% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +84.4% |
| 1955 | 0.1% | +62.7% |
| 1956 | 0.1% | +28.1% |
| 1957 | 0.1% | +6.5% |
| 1958 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 0.1% | +28.2% |
| 1960 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 1961 | 0.1% | -10.1% |
| 1962 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | -5.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | +9.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | +10.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | -6.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | -4.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | +6.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | +11.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | +16.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | -6.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2% | +11.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -8.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | -25.4% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | +48.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -11.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | -28.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | +48.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -10.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | +24.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -8.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -10.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +13.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -20.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -19.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +22.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +14.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -32.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +25.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -21.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +27.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +57.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +19.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -3.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 3.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 16.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | +84.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 5 |
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 share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Kenya?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Kenya was 0.2% 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 from cement recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- How does Kenya rank for share of global co₂ emissions from cement?
- Kenya ranks 43rd out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.4%. 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 from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from cement in the same year.