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Share nitrous oxide emissions in Kenya

Kenya: Share nitrous oxide emissions was 0.6985 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.6985
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
27th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.7703
in 2020
All-time low
0.2199
in 1870
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Kenya, 1850–2024

0.20.40.60.8185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share nitrous oxide emissions in Kenya is 0.6985, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share nitrous oxide emissions in Kenya peaked at 0.7703 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2199, in 1870.

Kenya ranks 27th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Kenya, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.2207 —
1851 0.2209 +0.1%
1852 0.2211 +0.1%
1853 0.2213 +0.1%
1854 0.2214 +0.1%
1855 0.2215 +0.0%
1856 0.2216 +0.0%
1857 0.2216 +0.0%
1858 0.2216 -0.0%
1859 0.2215 -0.0%
1860 0.2214 -0.1%
1861 0.2213 -0.1%
1862 0.2211 -0.1%
1863 0.221 -0.1%
1864 0.2208 -0.1%
1865 0.2206 -0.1%
1866 0.2205 -0.1%
1867 0.2203 -0.1%
1868 0.2202 -0.1%
1869 0.22 -0.1%
1870 0.2199 -0.1%
1871 0.22 +0.1%
1872 0.2206 +0.3%
1873 0.2216 +0.4%
1874 0.2226 +0.5%
1875 0.2237 +0.5%
1876 0.2247 +0.4%
1877 0.2255 +0.4%
1878 0.2262 +0.3%
1879 0.2266 +0.2%
1880 0.2268 +0.1%
1881 0.2269 +0.0%
1882 0.2269 +0.0%
1883 0.2269 +0.0%
1884 0.2269 -0.0%
1885 0.2269 -0.0%
1886 0.2269 -0.0%
1887 0.2268 -0.0%
1888 0.2268 -0.0%
1889 0.2268 -0.0%
1890 0.2288 +0.9%
1891 0.2283 -0.2%
1892 0.2278 -0.2%
1893 0.2274 -0.2%
1894 0.2271 -0.1%
1895 0.2268 -0.1%
1896 0.2267 -0.0%
1897 0.2268 +0.0%
1898 0.227 +0.1%
1899 0.2274 +0.2%
1900 0.2281 +0.3%
1901 0.2286 +0.2%
1902 0.2288 +0.1%
1903 0.2288 +0.0%
1904 0.2288 -0.0%
1905 0.2287 -0.0%
1906 0.2288 +0.0%
1907 0.2292 +0.2%
1908 0.2299 +0.3%
1909 0.2311 +0.5%
1910 0.2329 +0.8%
1911 0.2359 +1.3%
1912 0.2404 +1.9%
1913 0.2462 +2.4%
1914 0.2528 +2.7%
1915 0.26 +2.8%
1916 0.2675 +2.9%
1917 0.275 +2.8%
1918 0.2824 +2.7%
1919 0.2894 +2.5%
1920 0.296 +2.3%
1921 0.3029 +2.3%
1922 0.3105 +2.5%
1923 0.3185 +2.6%
1924 0.3263 +2.5%
1925 0.3336 +2.2%
1926 0.3401 +1.9%
1927 0.3454 +1.6%
1928 0.3492 +1.1%
1929 0.3513 +0.6%
1930 0.3512 -0.0%
1931 0.3488 -0.7%
1932 0.3444 -1.3%
1933 0.3385 -1.7%
1934 0.3316 -2.0%
1935 0.3242 -2.2%
1936 0.3167 -2.3%
1937 0.3095 -2.3%
1938 0.3032 -2.0%
1939 0.2982 -1.7%
1940 0.2949 -1.1%
1941 0.3103 +5.2%
1942 0.3517 +13.3%
1943 0.4043 +15.0%
1944 0.4573 +13.1%
1945 0.5044 +10.3%
1946 0.5428 +7.6%
1947 0.5717 +5.3%
1948 0.5908 +3.3%
1949 0.6 +1.6%
1950 0.5987 -0.2%
1951 0.5855 -2.2%
1952 0.5619 -4.0%
1953 0.5311 -5.5%
1954 0.4959 -6.6%
1955 0.4591 -7.4%
1956 0.4231 -7.8%
1957 0.3903 -7.7%
1958 0.3629 -7.0%
1959 0.3428 -5.5%
1960 0.3318 -3.2%
1961 0.3587 +8.1%
1962 0.3531 -1.6%
1963 0.3294 -6.7%
1964 0.3408 +3.4%
1965 0.3342 -1.9%
1966 0.3268 -2.2%
1967 0.3172 -3.0%
1968 0.309 -2.6%
1969 0.3027 -2.0%
1970 0.3187 +5.3%
1971 0.3283 +3.0%
1972 0.3261 -0.7%
1973 0.3203 -1.8%
1974 0.3209 +0.2%
1975 0.3174 -1.1%
1976 0.3079 -3.0%
1977 0.3119 +1.3%
1978 0.3325 +6.6%
1979 0.3493 +5.1%
1980 0.3198 -8.4%
1981 0.3245 +1.5%
1982 0.3466 +6.8%
1983 0.3771 +8.8%
1984 0.3833 +1.7%
1985 0.3859 +0.7%
1986 0.3931 +1.8%
1987 0.3839 -2.3%
1988 0.4167 +8.5%
1989 0.426 +2.2%
1990 0.4334 +1.7%
1991 0.4202 -3.1%
1992 0.4176 -0.6%
1993 0.4193 +0.4%
1994 0.4165 -0.7%
1995 0.4013 -3.6%
1996 0.3791 -5.5%
1997 0.3844 +1.4%
1998 0.3932 +2.3%
1999 0.4091 +4.1%
2000 0.3864 -5.6%
2001 0.3858 -0.2%
2002 0.395 +2.4%
2003 0.4177 +5.8%
2004 0.425 +1.8%
2005 0.4186 -1.5%
2006 0.3995 -4.6%
2007 0.5904 +47.8%
2008 0.5981 +1.3%
2009 0.5897 -1.4%
2010 0.5825 -1.2%
2011 0.5825 -0.0%
2012 0.5827 +0.0%
2013 0.5813 -0.2%
2014 0.5811 -0.0%
2015 0.578 -0.5%
2016 0.6263 +8.4%
2017 0.5801 -7.4%
2018 0.5978 +3.1%
2019 0.679 +13.6%
2020 0.7703 +13.4%
2021 0.6819 -11.5%
2022 0.6879 +0.9%
2023 0.7085 +3.0%
2024 0.6985 -1.4%

Kenya compared with similar countries

  • Kenya's 0.6985 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1182, 5.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Kenya's 0.6985 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1991, 3.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share nitrous oxide 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
2007 +47.8% 0.3995 0.5904

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.2213 0.2207 0.2216 10
1860s 0.2207 0.22 0.2214 10
1870s 0.2231 0.2199 0.2266 10
1880s 0.2269 0.2268 0.2269 10
1890s 0.2274 0.2267 0.2288 10
1900s 0.2291 0.2281 0.2311 10
1910s 0.2583 0.2329 0.2894 10
1920s 0.3274 0.296 0.3513 10
1930s 0.3266 0.2982 0.3512 10
1940s 0.4628 0.2949 0.6 10
1950s 0.4751 0.3428 0.5987 10
1960s 0.3304 0.3027 0.3587 10
1970s 0.3233 0.3079 0.3493 10
1980s 0.3757 0.3198 0.426 10
1990s 0.4074 0.3791 0.4334 10
2000s 0.4606 0.3858 0.5981 10
2010s 0.5971 0.578 0.679 10
2020s 0.7094 0.6819 0.7703 5

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 24 Tanzania 0.8918 compare
  2. 25 Colombia 0.7986 compare
  3. 26 Egypt 0.7768 compare
  4. 28 South Africa 0.6913 compare
  5. 29 Ukraine 0.6903 compare
  6. 30 Thailand 0.6833 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share nitrous oxide emissions in Kenya?
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Kenya was 0.6985 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 0.7703 in 2020.
What is the lowest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2199 in 1870.
How does Kenya rank for share nitrous oxide emissions?
Kenya ranks 27th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. 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 nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share nitrous oxide emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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