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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


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).