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Share global ghg emissions in Kenya

Kenya: Share global ghg emissions was 0.1828 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.1828
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
58th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.2674
in 1960
All-time low
0.0267
in 1909
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global ghg emissions in Kenya, 1850–2024

0.050.10.150.20.25185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share global ghg emissions in Kenya is 0.1828, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global ghg emissions in Kenya peaked at 0.2674 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0267, in 1909.

Kenya ranks 58th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Share global ghg emissions in Kenya, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.1372 —
1851 0.1319 -3.9%
1852 0.1295 -1.8%
1853 0.1417 +9.4%
1854 0.1312 -7.4%
1855 0.1373 +4.7%
1856 0.1452 +5.7%
1857 0.1342 -7.6%
1858 0.1332 -0.7%
1859 0.1279 -4.0%
1860 0.1411 +10.3%
1861 0.1419 +0.6%
1862 0.1428 +0.6%
1863 0.1438 +0.7%
1864 0.1415 -1.6%
1865 0.1411 -0.3%
1866 0.1464 +3.7%
1867 0.143 -2.3%
1868 0.1425 -0.3%
1869 0.1499 +5.2%
1870 0.1388 -7.4%
1871 0.1366 -1.6%
1872 0.1314 -3.8%
1873 0.1363 +3.7%
1874 0.1343 -1.4%
1875 0.1279 -4.8%
1876 0.1261 -1.4%
1877 0.1297 +2.9%
1878 0.1312 +1.2%
1879 0.1263 -3.7%
1880 0.1264 +0.0%
1881 0.133 +5.2%
1882 0.1296 -2.5%
1883 0.1206 -6.9%
1884 0.1186 -1.6%
1885 0.1181 -0.5%
1886 0.1185 +0.4%
1887 0.1188 +0.2%
1888 0.1242 +4.6%
1889 0.1221 -1.7%
1890 0.092 -24.7%
1891 0.0791 -14.0%
1892 0.0721 -8.8%
1893 0.0676 -6.3%
1894 0.0627 -7.2%
1895 0.059 -5.9%
1896 0.0558 -5.3%
1897 0.0525 -6.0%
1898 0.0496 -5.6%
1899 0.0464 -6.4%
1900 0.0434 -6.5%
1901 0.0405 -6.8%
1902 0.0388 -4.1%
1903 0.0363 -6.5%
1904 0.0342 -5.8%
1905 0.0322 -6.0%
1906 0.0309 -3.8%
1907 0.0281 -9.1%
1908 0.0277 -1.6%
1909 0.0267 -3.4%
1910 0.0273 +2.3%
1911 0.0297 +8.8%
1912 0.0326 +9.6%
1913 0.0341 +4.8%
1914 0.0371 +8.7%
1915 0.0392 +5.5%
1916 0.0396 +1.2%
1917 0.0408 +2.9%
1918 0.042 +3.0%
1919 0.0454 +8.1%
1920 0.0677 +49.1%
1921 0.0843 +24.5%
1922 0.0935 +10.9%
1923 0.0957 +2.4%
1924 0.101 +5.5%
1925 0.1053 +4.2%
1926 0.1116 +5.9%
1927 0.1122 +0.6%
1928 0.1159 +3.3%
1929 0.1167 +0.6%
1930 0.1223 +4.8%
1931 0.1278 +4.5%
1932 0.1343 +5.1%
1933 0.1348 +0.4%
1934 0.133 -1.4%
1935 0.1338 +0.6%
1936 0.1311 -2.0%
1937 0.1304 -0.5%
1938 0.1341 +2.9%
1939 0.1336 -0.4%
1940 0.1408 +5.4%
1941 0.1456 +3.4%
1942 0.1522 +4.5%
1943 0.157 +3.2%
1944 0.1647 +4.9%
1945 0.1821 +10.5%
1946 0.1884 +3.5%
1947 0.1898 +0.7%
1948 0.1901 +0.2%
1949 0.1972 +3.7%
1950 0.1952 -1.0%
1951 0.1946 -0.3%
1952 0.1991 +2.3%
1953 0.206 +3.5%
1954 0.2004 -2.7%
1955 0.2006 +0.1%
1956 0.2008 +0.1%
1957 0.203 +1.1%
1958 0.2019 -0.5%
1959 0.2006 -0.7%
1960 0.2674 +33.3%
1961 0.2182 -18.4%
1962 0.1897 -13.1%
1963 0.1639 -13.6%
1964 0.1562 -4.7%
1965 0.1467 -6.1%
1966 0.1433 -2.3%
1967 0.1359 -5.2%
1968 0.1288 -5.3%
1969 0.1186 -7.9%
1970 0.1155 -2.6%
1971 0.1174 +1.7%
1972 0.1141 -2.8%
1973 0.1114 -2.4%
1974 0.1823 +63.6%
1975 0.1574 -13.7%
1976 0.1361 -13.5%
1977 0.1222 -10.2%
1978 0.1243 +1.7%
1979 0.1295 +4.2%
1980 0.1338 +3.3%
1981 0.149 +11.4%
1982 0.1531 +2.8%
1983 0.1536 +0.3%
1984 0.2526 +64.5%
1985 0.2078 -17.7%
1986 0.1929 -7.1%
1987 0.2061 +6.8%
1988 0.2415 +17.2%
1989 0.2093 -13.3%
1990 0.1897 -9.3%
1991 0.1776 -6.4%
1992 0.1674 -5.8%
1993 0.1811 +8.2%
1994 0.1518 -16.1%
1995 0.1339 -11.8%
1996 0.1315 -1.8%
1997 0.1247 -5.2%
1998 0.1569 +25.9%
1999 0.1453 -7.4%
2000 0.139 -4.3%
2001 0.1356 -2.4%
2002 0.1359 +0.2%
2003 0.1318 -3.0%
2004 0.1346 +2.1%
2005 0.1379 +2.5%
2006 0.1449 +5.1%
2007 0.1799 +24.2%
2008 0.1848 +2.7%
2009 0.186 +0.7%
2010 0.2034 +9.4%
2011 0.2006 -1.4%
2012 0.1826 -9.0%
2013 0.169 -7.5%
2014 0.1646 -2.6%
2015 0.175 +6.3%
2016 0.1722 -1.6%
2017 0.188 +9.2%
2018 0.1824 -3.0%
2019 0.1855 +1.7%
2020 0.2069 +11.5%
2021 0.1819 -12.1%
2022 0.1809 -0.5%
2023 0.1858 +2.7%
2024 0.1828 -1.7%

Kenya compared with similar countries

  • Kenya's 0.1828 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0785, 2.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Kenya's 0.1828 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0761, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share global ghg emissions 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.

YearChange FromTo
1984 +64.5% 0.1536 0.2526
1974 +63.6% 0.1114 0.1823
1920 +49.1% 0.0454 0.0677

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.1349 0.1279 0.1452 10
1860s 0.1434 0.1411 0.1499 10
1870s 0.1319 0.1261 0.1388 10
1880s 0.123 0.1181 0.133 10
1890s 0.0637 0.0464 0.092 10
1900s 0.0339 0.0267 0.0434 10
1910s 0.0368 0.0273 0.0454 10
1920s 0.1004 0.0677 0.1167 10
1930s 0.1315 0.1223 0.1348 10
1940s 0.1708 0.1408 0.1972 10
1950s 0.2002 0.1946 0.206 10
1960s 0.1669 0.1186 0.2674 10
1970s 0.131 0.1114 0.1823 10
1980s 0.19 0.1338 0.2526 10
1990s 0.156 0.1247 0.1897 10
2000s 0.151 0.1318 0.186 10
2010s 0.1823 0.1646 0.2034 10
2020s 0.1877 0.1809 0.2069 5

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 55 Belgium 0.1983 compare
  2. 56 Chile 0.1918 compare
  3. 57 Morocco 0.1871 compare
  4. 59 Zambia 0.1819 compare
  5. 60 Mongolia 0.1804 compare
  6. 61 Libya 0.1745 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global ghg emissions in Kenya?
Share global ghg emissions in Kenya was 0.1828 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global ghg emissions recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 0.2674 in 1960.
What is the lowest share global ghg emissions recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0267 in 1909.
How does Kenya rank for share global ghg emissions?
Kenya ranks 58th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global ghg emissions rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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 ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global ghg emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
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