Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Kenya
Kenya: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Kenya is 0.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 81.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Kenya peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
That places Kenya 98th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +40.8% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +42.8% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +12.7% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +19.8% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +17.8% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +26.5% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +17.4% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +13.6% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +11.0% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +11.0% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +8.1% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +9.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +7.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +8.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +6.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +9.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +7.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +7.8% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 1.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 10.6× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | +42.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1951 | +40.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1956 | +26.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Kenya?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Kenya was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- How does Kenya rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Kenya ranks 98th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.