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Carbon intensity of the economy — Kenya

Carbon intensity of the economy in Kenya in 2022 — 0.108 kg/$. Ranked 20 in the world out of 164. Since 1950, the indicator has fallen by 24.5%.

2022 0.108 kg/$ −5.26% vs 2021
World rank 20of 164
Period maximum 0.28 kg/$1963
Period minimum 0.092 kg/$2012

Trend over time

1950–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Kenya, 1950–202200.10.20.319501958196619741982199019982006201420221950: 0.143 kg/$1952: 0.231 kg/$1954: 0.227 kg/$1956: 0.261 kg/$1958: 0.235 kg/$1960: 0.257 kg/$1962: 0.27 kg/$1964: 0.253 kg/$1966: 0.21 kg/$1968: 0.196 kg/$1970: 0.188 kg/$1972: 0.211 kg/$1974: 0.244 kg/$1976: 0.219 kg/$1978: 0.213 kg/$1980: 0.226 kg/$1982: 0.157 kg/$1984: 0.142 kg/$1986: 0.122 kg/$1988: 0.125 kg/$1990: 0.139 kg/$1992: 0.128 kg/$1994: 0.143 kg/$1996: 0.18 kg/$1998: 0.18 kg/$2000: 0.175 kg/$2002: 0.121 kg/$2004: 0.106 kg/$2006: 0.114 kg/$2008: 0.109 kg/$2010: 0.11 kg/$2012: 0.092 kg/$2014: 0.099 kg/$2016: 0.112 kg/$2018: 0.106 kg/$2020: 0.119 kg/$2022: 0.108 kg/$
Change over the period: −0.035 (−24.48%) Average annual rate: -0.39 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kenya

Kenya 0.108 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.202 kg/$
Eastern Africa computed 0.122 kg/$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.246 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Kenya, by year Kenya All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.108 −0.006 −5.26%
2021 0.114 −0.005 −4.2%
2020 0.119 +0.011 +10.19%
2019 0.108 +0.002 +1.89%
2018 0.106 −0.001 −0.93%
2017 0.107 −0.005 −4.46%
2016 0.112 +0.003 +2.75%
2015 0.109 +0.01 +10.1%
2014 0.099 +0.003 +3.13%
2013 0.096 +0.004 +4.35%
2012 0.092 −0.012 −11.54%
2011 0.104 −0.006 −5.45%
2010 0.11 −0.015 −12%
2009 0.125 +0.016 +14.68%
2008 0.109 +0.002 +1.87%
2007 0.107 −0.007 −6.14%
2006 0.114 +0.005 +4.59%
2005 0.109 +0.003 +2.83%
2004 0.106 +0.007 +7.07%
2003 0.099 −0.022 −18.18%
2002 0.121 −0.026 −17.69%
2001 0.147 −0.028 −16%
2000 0.175 +0.002 +1.16%
1999 0.173 −0.007 −3.89%
1998 0.18 +0.024 +15.38%
1997 0.156 −0.024 −13.33%
1996 0.18 +0.025 +16.13%
1995 0.155 +0.012 +8.39%
1994 0.143 −0.001 −0.69%
1993 0.144 +0.016 +12.5%
1992 0.128 +0.016 +14.29%
1991 0.112 −0.027 −19.42%
1990 0.139 +0.009 +6.92%
1989 0.13 +0.005 +4%
1988 0.125 −0.018 −12.59%
1987 0.143 +0.021 +17.21%
1986 0.122 +0.004 +3.39%
1985 0.118 −0.024 −16.9%
1984 0.142 −0.013 −8.39%
1983 0.155 −0.002 −1.27%
1982 0.157 −0.076 −32.62%
1981 0.233 +0.007 +3.1%
1980 0.226 +0.032 +16.49%
1979 0.194 −0.019 −8.92%
1978 0.213 −0.007 −3.18%
1977 0.22 +0.001 +0.46%
1976 0.219 −0.027 −10.98%
1975 0.246 +0.002 +0.82%
1974 0.244 +0.041 +20.2%
1973 0.203 −0.008 −3.79%
1972 0.211 +0 +0%
1971 0.211 +0.023 +12.23%
1970 0.188 −0.017 −8.29%
1969 0.205 +0.009 +4.59%
1968 0.196 −0.005 −2.49%
1967 0.201 −0.009 −4.29%
1966 0.21 −0.008 −3.67%
1965 0.218 −0.035 −13.83%
1964 0.253 −0.027 −9.64%
1963 0.28 +0.01 +3.7%
1962 0.27 +0.009 +3.45%
1961 0.261 +0.004 +1.56%
1960 0.257 +0.014 +5.76%
1959 0.243 +0.008 +3.4%
1958 0.235 −0.025 −9.62%
1957 0.26 −0.001 −0.38%
1956 0.261 +0.014 +5.67%
1955 0.247 +0.02 +8.81%
1954 0.227 +0.001 +0.44%
1953 0.226 −0.005 −2.16%
1952 0.231 +0.051 +28.33%
1951 0.18 +0.037 +25.87%
1950 0.143 — —

Eastern Africa, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

UG Uganda 0.06 ET Ethiopia 0.063 MW Malawi 0.068 RW Rwanda 0.069 BI Burundi 0.096 TZ Tanzania 0.099 KE Kenya 0.108 MG Madagascar 0.109 MU Mauritius 0.16 ZM Zambia 0.16 DJ Djibouti 0.162 SC Seychelles 0.206 MZ Mozambique 0.296 KM Comoros 0.316 ZW Zimbabwe 0.472
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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