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).