Share of global methane emissions in Kenya
Kenya: Share of global methane emissions was 0.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global methane emissions in Kenya, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.6% for share of global methane emissions in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global methane emissions in Kenya peaked at 0.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1907.
That places Kenya 31st out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 28 Tanzania 0.7% compare
- 29 Myanmar 0.6% compare
- 30 Germany 0.6% compare
- 32 Kazakhstan 0.6% compare
- 33 Uzbekistan 0.6% compare
- 34 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.5% 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 methane emissions in Kenya?
- Share of global methane emissions in Kenya was 0.6% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global methane emissions recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of global methane emissions recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1907.
- How does Kenya rank for share of global methane emissions?
- Kenya ranks 31st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global methane emissions rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.