Kenya Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
102.836.152
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+2,25%
increase
Global Share
0,19%
Per Capita
1,75
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Kenya were 102.836.152 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 2,25% over the previous year, representing an increase by 2.260.099 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 100.576.053 tons.
- Per capita: 1,75 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6,566.3 t).
- Kenya accounts for 0,19% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 102.836.152 | 21.638.682 | 64.933.137 | 16.108.488 | 155.844 | 1,75 | 2,25% | 0,19% |
| 2023 | 100.576.053 | 21.267.907 | 63.415.149 | 15.743.916 | 149.080 | 1,75 | −4,35% | 0,19% |
| 2022 | 105.155.149 | 21.972.588 | 66.556.592 | 16.483.657 | 142.313 | 1,88 | 2,93% | 0,20% |
| 2021 | 102.160.188 | 21.515.509 | 64.296.906 | 16.212.221 | 135.552 | 1,86 | −5,91% | 0,20% |
| 2020 | 108.577.157 | 19.164.619 | 71.217.650 | 18.065.295 | 129.592 | 2,03 | 11,68% | 0,22% |
| 2019 | 97.220.215 | 19.476.912 | 61.916.943 | 15.704.351 | 122.009 | 1,86 | 9,93% | 0,19% |
| 2018 | 88.435.417 | 19.136.881 | 55.308.822 | 13.874.442 | 115.272 | 1,74 | 3,38% | 0,17% |
| 2017 | 85.544.513 | 19.246.414 | 52.607.390 | 13.578.998 | 111.711 | 1,72 | −3,27% | 0,17% |
| 2016 | 88.437.761 | 18.503.324 | 55.553.268 | 14.281.909 | 99.261 | 1,82 | 7,68% | 0,18% |
| 2015 | 82.133.360 | 17.000.461 | 51.817.380 | 13.220.460 | 95.059 | 1,74 | 2,71% | 0,17% |
| 2014 | 79.970.040 | 15.705.189 | 51.069.278 | 13.104.369 | 91.203 | 1,74 | 2,68% | 0,16% |
| 2013 | 77.881.014 | 13.893.691 | 50.955.489 | 12.947.699 | 84.135 | 1,74 | −0,07% | 0,16% |
| 2012 | 77.936.861 | 12.892.579 | 52.155.347 | 12.808.372 | 80.563 | 1,79 | −2,02% | 0,16% |
| 2011 | 79.543.620 | 13.875.946 | 52.691.947 | 12.902.193 | 73.534 | 1,87 | 1,02% | 0,17% |
| 2010 | 78.737.635 | 13.482.764 | 52.507.616 | 12.676.925 | 70.330 | 1,9 | 4,77% | 0,17% |
| 2009 | 75.153.521 | 12.474.199 | 50.205.434 | 12.410.578 | 63.310 | 1,87 | −1,35% | 0,17% |
| 2008 | 76.178.893 | 10.570.321 | 52.828.830 | 12.723.452 | 56.290 | 1,95 | 6,64% | 0,17% |
| 2007 | 71.434.855 | 10.000.592 | 48.879.751 | 12.505.241 | 49.270 | 1,88 | 38,35% | 0,16% |
| 2006 | 51.632.405 | 9.998.789 | 33.105.572 | 8.485.795 | 42.250 | 1,39 | −2,39% | 0,12% |
| 2005 | 52.898.142 | 9.026.046 | 35.101.455 | 8.735.411 | 35.230 | 1,47 | 4,93% | 0,13% |
| 2004 | 50.411.009 | 8.052.279 | 33.461.015 | 8.866.748 | 30.966 | 1,44 | 9,49% | 0,13% |
| 2003 | 46.040.639 | 7.231.232 | 30.449.736 | 8.332.969 | 26.702 | 1,35 | 2,98% | 0,12% |
| 2002 | 44.708.265 | 8.009.522 | 28.813.656 | 7.862.648 | 22.438 | 1,35 | 5,66% | 0,12% |
| 2001 | 42.312.412 | 8.252.817 | 26.366.597 | 7.674.824 | 18.174 | 1,31 | 2,24% | 0,12% |
| 2000 | 41.383.846 | 8.907.248 | 24.687.698 | 7.774.991 | 13.910 | 1,32 | −2,42% | 0,12% |
| 1999 | 42.410.810 | 7.988.315 | 26.241.529 | 8.168.850 | 12.116 | 1,39 | 7,02% | 0,12% |
| 1998 | 39.630.285 | 7.782.967 | 24.299.332 | 7.537.664 | 10.322 | 1,33 | 2,53% | 0,11% |
| 1997 | 38.654.088 | 7.114.809 | 24.049.215 | 7.481.536 | 8.528 | 1,34 | −0,21% | 0,11% |
| 1996 | 38.735.683 | 7.400.939 | 23.811.036 | 7.516.974 | 6.734 | 1,38 | −2,12% | 0,11% |
| 1995 | 39.574.814 | 6.721.529 | 25.007.685 | 7.840.659 | 4.940 | 1,45 | 1,6% | 0,12% |
| 1994 | 38.949.973 | 6.286.323 | 24.786.911 | 7.876.740 | 0 | 1,47 | 1,43% | 0,12% |
| 1993 | 38.402.446 | 6.191.414 | 24.406.002 | 7.805.030 | 0 | 1,49 | 1,04% | 0,12% |
| 1992 | 38.008.601 | 6.296.687 | 24.046.950 | 7.664.964 | 0 | 1,52 | 1,07% | 0,12% |
| 1991 | 37.604.814 | 6.217.211 | 23.775.133 | 7.612.470 | 0 | 1,56 | −2,22% | 0,12% |
| 1990 | 38.457.803 | 6.466.215 | 24.198.958 | 7.792.630 | 0 | 1,64 | 1,2% | 0,12% |
| 1989 | 38.001.454 | 6.566.187 | 23.762.558 | 7.672.709 | 0 | 1,68 | 3,77% | 0,12% |
| 1988 | 36.621.333 | 6.221.262 | 22.884.526 | 7.515.545 | 0 | 1,67 | 5,26% | 0,12% |
| 1987 | 34.790.354 | 6.254.417 | 21.570.800 | 6.965.137 | 0 | 1,65 | 0,95% | 0,11% |
| 1986 | 34.464.152 | 6.012.333 | 21.513.727 | 6.938.092 | 0 | 1,69 | 3,59% | 0,12% |
| 1985 | 33.270.070 | 5.383.049 | 21.129.542 | 6.757.479 | 0 | 1,69 | −0,22% | 0,11% |
| 1984 | 33.344.205 | 5.236.188 | 21.298.931 | 6.809.086 | 0 | 1,76 | 4,96% | 0,12% |
| 1983 | 31.767.120 | 4.520.145 | 20.635.977 | 6.610.997 | 0 | 1,74 | 7,15% | 0,11% |
| 1982 | 29.647.503 | 4.839.769 | 18.823.370 | 5.984.364 | 0 | 1,69 | 6,09% | 0,11% |
| 1981 | 27.945.506 | 5.166.480 | 17.400.088 | 5.378.939 | 0 | 1,65 | −0,72% | 0,10% |
| 1980 | 28.147.324 | 5.197.736 | 17.485.763 | 5.463.825 | 0 | 1,73 | −4,73% | 0,099% |
| 1979 | 29.544.158 | 4.846.453 | 18.694.047 | 6.003.658 | 0 | 1,89 | 6,45% | 0,10% |
| 1978 | 27.754.595 | 4.907.385 | 17.290.802 | 5.556.408 | 0 | 1,84 | 6,17% | 0,099% |
| 1977 | 26.140.973 | 4.905.181 | 16.102.750 | 5.133.042 | 0 | 1,8 | 3,04% | 0,096% |
| 1976 | 25.370.058 | 4.586.370 | 15.783.625 | 5.000.063 | 0 | 1,81 | 1,53% | 0,095% |
| 1975 | 24.988.019 | 4.029.396 | 15.883.796 | 5.074.827 | 0 | 1,85 | 0,98% | 0,098% |
| 1974 | 24.745.045 | 4.092.855 | 15.652.982 | 4.999.207 | 0 | 1,9 | 1,32% | 0,097% |
| 1973 | 24.421.945 | 4.053.767 | 15.386.666 | 4.981.511 | 0 | 1,95 | 1,58% | 0,096% |
| 1972 | 24.041.722 | 3.913.495 | 15.160.998 | 4.967.229 | 0 | 1,99 | 2,9% | 0,099% |
| 1971 | 23.363.333 | 3.748.068 | 14.774.283 | 4.840.983 | 0 | 2 | 1,87% | 0,10% |
| 1970 | 22.934.530 | 3.748.285 | 14.462.111 | 4.724.135 | 0 | 2,04 | – | 0,099% |
See also
- Kenya CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Kenya
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).