Share global cumulative co2 including land in Kenya
Kenya: Share global cumulative co2 including land was 0.116 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.116
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
80th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.1188
in 2018
All-time low
0.0046
in 1950
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Share global cumulative co2 including land in Kenya, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global cumulative co2 including land in Kenya is 0.116, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global cumulative co2 including land in Kenya peaked at 0.1188 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0046, in 1950.
Kenya ranks 80th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Share global cumulative co2 including land in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0046 | — |
| 1951 | 0.0092 | +102.0% |
| 1952 | 0.014 | +51.7% |
| 1953 | 0.019 | +35.4% |
| 1954 | 0.0238 | +25.6% |
| 1955 | 0.0287 | +20.6% |
| 1956 | 0.0338 | +17.6% |
| 1957 | 0.0389 | +15.1% |
| 1958 | 0.0438 | +12.7% |
| 1959 | 0.0488 | +11.4% |
| 1960 | 0.0556 | +13.9% |
| 1961 | 0.0605 | +8.7% |
| 1962 | 0.0641 | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0667 | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0686 | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.07 | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.071 | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0718 | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0721 | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0722 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.072 | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0717 | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0714 | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.071 | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0737 | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0751 | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0756 | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0755 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0752 | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0748 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.075 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0757 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0761 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0763 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0807 | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0829 | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0844 | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0863 | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0891 | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0902 | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.092 | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0944 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0965 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0996 | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1016 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1026 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1038 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1044 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1063 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1073 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1082 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1088 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1093 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1097 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1099 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1102 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1109 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1115 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1124 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1133 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1151 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1167 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1176 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1179 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.118 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1184 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1181 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1186 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1188 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1185 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1183 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1178 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1172 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1166 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.116 | -0.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.116 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0684, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.116 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0458, 2.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share global cumulative co2 including land 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | +102.0% | 0.0046 | 0.0092 |
| 1952 | +51.7% | 0.0092 | 0.014 |
| 1953 | +35.4% | 0.014 | 0.019 |
| 1954 | +25.6% | 0.019 | 0.0238 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0265 | 0.0046 | 0.0488 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0672 | 0.0556 | 0.0722 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0736 | 0.071 | 0.0756 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0817 | 0.075 | 0.0902 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1009 | 0.092 | 0.1073 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1104 | 0.1082 | 0.1133 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1178 | 0.1151 | 0.1188 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1172 | 0.116 | 0.1183 | 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 global cumulative co2 including land in Kenya?
- Share global cumulative co2 including land in Kenya was 0.116 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global cumulative co2 including land recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1188 in 2018.
- What is the lowest share global cumulative co2 including land recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0046 in 1950.
- How does Kenya rank for share global cumulative co2 including land?
- Kenya ranks 80th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share global cumulative co2 including land rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global cumulative co2 including land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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