Kenya CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
21,638,682
tons
Year-over-Year
+1.74%
increase
Global Share
0.05%
Per Capita
0.37
tons per person
- Fossil CO2 emissions in Kenya were 21,638,682 tons in 2024.
- CO2 emissions increased by 1.74% over the previous year, representing an increase by 370,775 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 21,267,907 tons.
- CO2 emissions per capita in Kenya are equivalent to 0.37 tons per person, a decrease by 0 over the figure of 0.37 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of −0.6% in CO2 emissions per capita.
Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of Kenya
| Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) | CO2 emissions change | CO2 emissions per capita | Share of World's CO2 emissions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21,638,682 | 1.74% | 0.37 | 0.055% |
| 2023 | 21,267,907 | −3.21% | 0.37 | 0.054% |
| 2022 | 21,972,588 | 2.12% | 0.39 | 0.057% |
| 2021 | 21,515,509 | 12.27% | 0.39 | 0.056% |
| 2020 | 19,164,619 | −1.6% | 0.36 | 0.053% |
| 2019 | 19,476,912 | 1.78% | 0.37 | 0.051% |
| 2018 | 19,136,881 | −0.57% | 0.38 | 0.050% |
| 2017 | 19,246,414 | 4.02% | 0.39 | 0.052% |
| 2016 | 18,503,324 | 8.84% | 0.38 | 0.051% |
| 2015 | 17,000,461 | 8.25% | 0.36 | 0.047% |
| 2014 | 15,705,189 | 13.04% | 0.34 | 0.043% |
| 2013 | 13,893,691 | 7.77% | 0.31 | 0.038% |
| 2012 | 12,892,579 | −7.09% | 0.3 | 0.036% |
| 2011 | 13,875,946 | 2.92% | 0.33 | 0.040% |
| 2010 | 13,482,764 | 8.09% | 0.33 | 0.040% |
| 2009 | 12,474,199 | 18.01% | 0.31 | 0.039% |
| 2008 | 10,570,321 | 5.7% | 0.27 | 0.033% |
| 2007 | 10,000,592 | 0.02% | 0.26 | 0.031% |
| 2006 | 9,998,789 | 10.78% | 0.27 | 0.032% |
| 2005 | 9,026,046 | 12.09% | 0.25 | 0.030% |
| 2004 | 8,052,279 | 11.35% | 0.23 | 0.028% |
| 2003 | 7,231,232 | −9.72% | 0.21 | 0.026% |
| 2002 | 8,009,522 | −2.95% | 0.24 | 0.030% |
| 2001 | 8,252,817 | −7.35% | 0.26 | 0.032% |
| 2000 | 8,907,248 | 11.5% | 0.28 | 0.035% |
| 1999 | 7,988,315 | 2.64% | 0.26 | 0.032% |
| 1998 | 7,782,967 | 9.39% | 0.26 | 0.031% |
| 1997 | 7,114,809 | −3.87% | 0.25 | 0.029% |
| 1996 | 7,400,939 | 10.11% | 0.26 | 0.031% |
| 1995 | 6,721,529 | 6.92% | 0.25 | 0.028% |
| 1994 | 6,286,323 | 1.53% | 0.24 | 0.027% |
| 1993 | 6,191,414 | −1.67% | 0.24 | 0.027% |
| 1992 | 6,296,687 | 1.28% | 0.25 | 0.028% |
| 1991 | 6,217,211 | −3.85% | 0.26 | 0.027% |
| 1990 | 6,466,215 | −1.52% | 0.28 | 0.029% |
| 1989 | 6,566,187 | 5.54% | 0.29 | 0.029% |
| 1988 | 6,221,262 | −0.53% | 0.28 | 0.028% |
| 1987 | 6,254,417 | 4.03% | 0.3 | 0.030% |
| 1986 | 6,012,333 | 11.69% | 0.3 | 0.029% |
| 1985 | 5,383,049 | 2.8% | 0.27 | 0.027% |
| 1984 | 5,236,188 | 15.84% | 0.28 | 0.026% |
| 1983 | 4,520,145 | −6.6% | 0.25 | 0.023% |
| 1982 | 4,839,769 | −6.32% | 0.28 | 0.025% |
| 1981 | 5,166,480 | −0.6% | 0.31 | 0.027% |
| 1980 | 5,197,736 | 7.25% | 0.32 | 0.026% |
| 1979 | 4,846,453 | −1.24% | 0.31 | 0.024% |
| 1978 | 4,907,385 | 0.04% | 0.33 | 0.025% |
| 1977 | 4,905,181 | 6.95% | 0.34 | 0.026% |
| 1976 | 4,586,370 | 13.82% | 0.33 | 0.025% |
| 1975 | 4,029,396 | −1.55% | 0.3 | 0.023% |
| 1974 | 4,092,855 | 0.96% | 0.31 | 0.024% |
| 1973 | 4,053,767 | 3.58% | 0.32 | 0.023% |
| 1972 | 3,913,495 | 4.41% | 0.32 | 0.024% |
| 1971 | 3,748,068 | −0.01% | 0.32 | 0.024% |
| 1970 | 3,748,285 | – | 0.33 | 0.024% |
See also
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).