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Share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change in Kenya

Kenya: Share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change was 0.3701 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.3701
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
48th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.3719
in 2020
All-time low
0.0845
in 1920
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change in Kenya, 1850–2024

0.10.20.30.4185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change in Kenya stood at 0.3701.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change in Kenya peaked at 0.3719 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0845, in 1920.

Kenya ranks 48th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change in Kenya, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.1437 —
1851 0.1443 +0.4%
1852 0.1443 +0.0%
1853 0.1501 +4.0%
1854 0.1509 +0.5%
1855 0.1545 +2.4%
1856 0.1592 +3.0%
1857 0.1603 +0.7%
1858 0.1613 +0.7%
1859 0.1614 +0.1%
1860 0.1637 +1.4%
1861 0.1667 +1.9%
1862 0.1694 +1.6%
1863 0.1716 +1.3%
1864 0.174 +1.4%
1865 0.176 +1.1%
1866 0.1783 +1.3%
1867 0.1804 +1.2%
1868 0.1824 +1.1%
1869 0.1848 +1.3%
1870 0.1861 +0.7%
1871 0.1875 +0.8%
1872 0.1884 +0.5%
1873 0.1894 +0.5%
1874 0.1902 +0.5%
1875 0.1905 +0.2%
1876 0.1908 +0.1%
1877 0.1911 +0.2%
1878 0.1916 +0.2%
1879 0.1921 +0.2%
1880 0.1924 +0.2%
1881 0.1936 +0.6%
1882 0.1943 +0.4%
1883 0.1944 +0.1%
1884 0.1944 +0.0%
1885 0.1944 +0.0%
1886 0.1945 +0.0%
1887 0.1948 +0.2%
1888 0.1956 +0.4%
1889 0.1959 +0.2%
1890 0.1938 -1.1%
1891 0.1907 -1.6%
1892 0.187 -1.9%
1893 0.1831 -2.1%
1894 0.1788 -2.3%
1895 0.1746 -2.4%
1896 0.1703 -2.5%
1897 0.1659 -2.6%
1898 0.1615 -2.6%
1899 0.1572 -2.7%
1900 0.1529 -2.8%
1901 0.1484 -2.9%
1902 0.144 -3.0%
1903 0.1396 -3.1%
1904 0.1352 -3.2%
1905 0.1308 -3.2%
1906 0.1265 -3.3%
1907 0.1223 -3.3%
1908 0.1181 -3.4%
1909 0.114 -3.5%
1910 0.1103 -3.3%
1911 0.1067 -3.2%
1912 0.1035 -3.1%
1913 0.1004 -3.0%
1914 0.0975 -2.9%
1915 0.0947 -2.8%
1916 0.0921 -2.8%
1917 0.0897 -2.7%
1918 0.0873 -2.6%
1919 0.0851 -2.5%
1920 0.0845 -0.7%
1921 0.0848 +0.3%
1922 0.0857 +1.1%
1923 0.0871 +1.6%
1924 0.0888 +2.0%
1925 0.0907 +2.2%
1926 0.0929 +2.4%
1927 0.0953 +2.5%
1928 0.0978 +2.6%
1929 0.1004 +2.7%
1930 0.103 +2.6%
1931 0.1057 +2.6%
1932 0.1085 +2.6%
1933 0.1113 +2.6%
1934 0.1141 +2.5%
1935 0.117 +2.5%
1936 0.1198 +2.4%
1937 0.1227 +2.4%
1938 0.1256 +2.4%
1939 0.1285 +2.3%
1940 0.1319 +2.7%
1941 0.1355 +2.7%
1942 0.1393 +2.8%
1943 0.1431 +2.8%
1944 0.1471 +2.8%
1945 0.1511 +2.7%
1946 0.1551 +2.7%
1947 0.1592 +2.6%
1948 0.1632 +2.5%
1949 0.1672 +2.5%
1950 0.1714 +2.5%
1951 0.1756 +2.4%
1952 0.18 +2.5%
1953 0.1848 +2.7%
1954 0.1894 +2.5%
1955 0.1942 +2.5%
1956 0.1993 +2.6%
1957 0.2046 +2.6%
1958 0.2099 +2.6%
1959 0.2153 +2.6%
1960 0.2241 +4.1%
1961 0.2299 +2.6%
1962 0.234 +1.8%
1963 0.2367 +1.1%
1964 0.2386 +0.8%
1965 0.2398 +0.5%
1966 0.2408 +0.4%
1967 0.2412 +0.2%
1968 0.241 -0.1%
1969 0.2403 -0.3%
1970 0.2393 -0.4%
1971 0.2385 -0.4%
1972 0.2373 -0.5%
1973 0.2362 -0.5%
1974 0.2407 +1.9%
1975 0.2428 +0.9%
1976 0.2435 +0.3%
1977 0.2429 -0.3%
1978 0.242 -0.4%
1979 0.2413 -0.3%
1980 0.2413 -0.0%
1981 0.2423 +0.4%
1982 0.2433 +0.4%
1983 0.2436 +0.1%
1984 0.2524 +3.6%
1985 0.2572 +1.9%
1986 0.2602 +1.2%
1987 0.2643 +1.6%
1988 0.2706 +2.4%
1989 0.2736 +1.1%
1990 0.278 +1.6%
1991 0.2841 +2.2%
1992 0.2892 +1.8%
1993 0.2967 +2.6%
1994 0.3015 +1.6%
1995 0.3043 +0.9%
1996 0.3073 +1.0%
1997 0.3089 +0.5%
1998 0.3134 +1.4%
1999 0.3162 +0.9%
2000 0.3188 +0.8%
2001 0.3212 +0.8%
2002 0.3234 +0.7%
2003 0.3253 +0.6%
2004 0.327 +0.5%
2005 0.3292 +0.7%
2006 0.3323 +0.9%
2007 0.3354 +0.9%
2008 0.3392 +1.1%
2009 0.3425 +1.0%
2010 0.3485 +1.7%
2011 0.3542 +1.6%
2012 0.3582 +1.1%
2013 0.3609 +0.7%
2014 0.3627 +0.5%
2015 0.3647 +0.6%
2016 0.3654 +0.2%
2017 0.3684 +0.8%
2018 0.3707 +0.6%
2019 0.3713 +0.2%
2020 0.3719 +0.2%
2021 0.3715 -0.1%
2022 0.371 -0.1%
2023 0.3705 -0.1%
2024 0.3701 -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.153 0.1437 0.1614 10
1860s 0.1747 0.1637 0.1848 10
1870s 0.1898 0.1861 0.1921 10
1880s 0.1944 0.1924 0.1959 10
1890s 0.1763 0.1572 0.1938 10
1900s 0.1332 0.114 0.1529 10
1910s 0.0967 0.0851 0.1103 10
1920s 0.0908 0.0845 0.1004 10
1930s 0.1156 0.103 0.1285 10
1940s 0.1493 0.1319 0.1672 10
1950s 0.1925 0.1714 0.2153 10
1960s 0.2367 0.2241 0.2412 10
1970s 0.2405 0.2362 0.2435 10
1980s 0.2549 0.2413 0.2736 10
1990s 0.3 0.278 0.3162 10
2000s 0.3294 0.3188 0.3425 10
2010s 0.3625 0.3485 0.3713 10
2020s 0.371 0.3701 0.3719 5

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 45 Finland 0.3989 compare
  2. 46 Cameroon 0.3813 compare
  3. 47 Honduras 0.3743 compare
  4. 49 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.3648 compare
  5. 50 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.3619 compare
  6. 51 Romania 0.3501 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change in Kenya?
Share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change in Kenya was 0.3701 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 0.3719 in 2020.
What is the lowest share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0845 in 1920.
How does Kenya rank for share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change?
Kenya ranks 48th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 global cumulative co emissions from land use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
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