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 2.2% 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 6.56 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% | 0.10% |
| 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% | 0.10% |
| 1977 | 26,140,973 | 4,905,181 | 16,102,750 | 5,133,042 | 0 | 1.8 | 3.04% | 0.10% |
| 1976 | 25,370,058 | 4,586,370 | 15,783,625 | 5,000,063 | 0 | 1.81 | 1.53% | 0.10% |
| 1975 | 24,988,019 | 4,029,396 | 15,883,796 | 5,074,827 | 0 | 1.85 | 0.98% | 0.10% |
| 1974 | 24,745,045 | 4,092,855 | 15,652,982 | 4,999,207 | 0 | 1.9 | 1.32% | 0.10% |
| 1973 | 24,421,945 | 4,053,767 | 15,386,666 | 4,981,511 | 0 | 1.95 | 1.58% | 0.10% |
| 1972 | 24,041,722 | 3,913,495 | 15,160,998 | 4,967,229 | 0 | 1.99 | 2.9% | 0.10% |
| 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 | – | 0.10% |
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).