Kenya's co₂ emissions rose from 7.5 Mt in 1995 to 21.2 Mt in 2024.
Kenya · Climate
Greenhouse gases, intensity and temperature contribution.
16 indicators · 15 with data
Kenya's co₂ per capita rose from 0.3 t in 1995 to 0.4 t in 2024.
Kenya's consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita rose from 0.3 t in 1994 to 0.6 t in 2023.
Kenya's cumulative co₂ emissions rose from 174.9 Mt in 1995 to 551.3 Mt in 2024.
Kenya's share of global co₂ emissions rose from 0.0 % in 1995 to 0.1 % in 2024.
Kenya's total greenhouse gas emissions rose from 52.1 Mt CO₂e in 1995 to 99.5 Mt CO₂e in 2024.
Greenhouse gas emissions per capita
tonnes CO₂-equivalent per person
30th of 209 · 14th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Kenya's greenhouse gas emissions per capita fell from 2.0 t CO₂e in 1995 to 1.8 t CO₂e in 2024.
Kenya's co₂ intensity fell from 0.1 in 1993 to 0.1 in 2022.
Kenya's carbon intensity of electricity fell from 403.7 in 2000 to 95.4 in 2025.
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- Methane emissionsup +0.1 %32nd of 209
- Nitrous oxide emissionsdown −0.6 %27th of 209
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- CO₂ emissions from coalup +2.1 %70th of 137
- CO₂ emissions from oilup +1.8 %73rd of 205
- CO₂ emissions from land-use changeup +0.6 %46th of 194
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- Contribution to global warming from greenhouse gasesunchanged +0.063rd of 205
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Kenya.
- CO₂ emissions from gasNo data