Share of cumulative co2 in Kenya
Kenya: Share of cumulative co2 was 0.0298 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0298
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
98th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.0298
in 2024
All-time low
0.0004
in 1950
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Share of cumulative co2 in Kenya, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.0298 for share of cumulative co2 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cumulative co2 in Kenya peaked at 0.0298 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0004, in 1950.
That places Kenya 98th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Share of cumulative co2 in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0004 | — |
| 1951 | 0.001 | +146.4% |
| 1952 | 0.0016 | +64.6% |
| 1953 | 0.0021 | +35.2% |
| 1954 | 0.0028 | +28.0% |
| 1955 | 0.0034 | +24.4% |
| 1956 | 0.0041 | +20.8% |
| 1957 | 0.0048 | +16.7% |
| 1958 | 0.0054 | +12.0% |
| 1959 | 0.006 | +10.7% |
| 1960 | 0.0066 | +10.1% |
| 1961 | 0.0071 | +8.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0077 | +8.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0083 | +7.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0089 | +6.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0093 | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0097 | +4.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0101 | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0105 | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0109 | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0112 | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0117 | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0121 | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0125 | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0131 | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0136 | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 0.014 | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0145 | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0149 | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0153 | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0158 | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0164 | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0166 | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0169 | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.017 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0171 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0172 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0174 | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0175 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0177 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0179 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.018 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0181 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0184 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0186 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.019 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0195 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0198 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0203 | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0208 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0213 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0217 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0219 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0219 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.022 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0222 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0224 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0226 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0229 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0232 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0236 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0238 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0241 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0243 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0246 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.025 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0255 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.026 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0264 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0269 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0275 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0281 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0287 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0293 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0298 | +1.8% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0298 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0163, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0298 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0056, 5.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cumulative co2 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 | +146.4% | 0.0004 | 0.001 |
| 1952 | +64.6% | 0.001 | 0.0016 |
| 1953 | +35.2% | 0.0016 | 0.0021 |
| 1954 | +28.0% | 0.0021 | 0.0028 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0032 | 0.0004 | 0.006 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0089 | 0.0066 | 0.0109 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0133 | 0.0112 | 0.0153 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0169 | 0.0158 | 0.0177 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.019 | 0.0179 | 0.0208 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0222 | 0.0213 | 0.0232 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.025 | 0.0236 | 0.0269 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0287 | 0.0275 | 0.0298 | 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 cumulative co2 in Kenya?
- Share of cumulative co2 in Kenya was 0.0298 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cumulative co2 recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0298 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of cumulative co2 recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 in 1950.
- How does Kenya rank for share of cumulative co2?
- Kenya ranks 98th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of cumulative co2 rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. 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 of cumulative co2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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