Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Kenya
Kenya: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Kenya, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Kenya is 0.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Kenya peaked at 0.4% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1973.
That places Kenya 84th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 81 Madagascar 0.1% compare
- 82 Burkina Faso 0.1% compare
- 83 Ghana 0.1% compare
- 85 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1% compare
- 86 Ecuador 0.1% compare
- 87 Dominican Republic 0.1% compare
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 including land-use change in Kenya?
- Share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change 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 including land-use change recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1960.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1973.
- How does Kenya rank for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Kenya ranks 84th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.