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Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — all countries

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Kenya

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions in Kenya in 2024 — 0.03%. Ranked 117 in the world out of 214. Since 1950, the indicator has risen by 0.03 pp.

2024 0.03% +0.001 pp vs 2023
World rank 117of 214
Period maximum 0.03%2024
Period minimum 0%1950

Trend over time

1950–2024 · % of cumulative emissions

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Kenya, 1950–202400.010.020.0319501958196619741982199019982006201420221950: 0%1952: 0.002%1954: 0.003%1956: 0.004%1958: 0.005%1960: 0.007%1962: 0.008%1964: 0.009%1966: 0.01%1968: 0.01%1970: 0.011%1972: 0.012%1974: 0.013%1976: 0.014%1978: 0.015%1980: 0.016%1982: 0.017%1984: 0.017%1986: 0.017%1988: 0.017%1990: 0.018%1992: 0.018%1994: 0.019%1996: 0.019%1998: 0.02%2000: 0.021%2002: 0.022%2004: 0.022%2006: 0.022%2008: 0.023%2010: 0.024%2012: 0.024%2014: 0.025%2016: 0.026%2018: 0.026%2020: 0.028%2022: 0.029%2024: 0.03%
Change over the period: +0.03 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Kenya 0.03%
World computed 97.503%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 1.923%
Eastern Africa computed 0.172%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 9.252%
Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Kenya, by year Kenya All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 0.03 +0.001 pp
2023 0.029 +0 pp
2022 0.029 +0.001 pp
2021 0.028 +0 pp
2020 0.028 +0.001 pp
2019 0.027 +0.001 pp
2018 0.026 +0 pp
2017 0.026 +0 pp
2016 0.026 +0.001 pp
2015 0.025 +0 pp
2014 0.025 +0.001 pp
2013 0.024 +0 pp
2012 0.024 +0 pp
2011 0.024 +0 pp
2010 0.024 +0.001 pp
2009 0.023 +0 pp
2008 0.023 +0 pp
2007 0.023 +0.001 pp
2006 0.022 +0 pp
2005 0.022 +0 pp
2004 0.022 +0 pp
2003 0.022 +0 pp
2002 0.022 +0 pp
2001 0.022 +0.001 pp
2000 0.021 +0 pp
1999 0.021 +0.001 pp
1998 0.02 +0 pp
1997 0.02 +0.001 pp
1996 0.019 +0 pp
1995 0.019 +0 pp
1994 0.019 +0.001 pp
1993 0.018 +0 pp
1992 0.018 +0 pp
1991 0.018 +0 pp
1990 0.018 +0 pp
1989 0.018 +0.001 pp
1988 0.017 +0 pp
1987 0.017 +0 pp
1986 0.017 +0 pp
1985 0.017 +0 pp
1984 0.017 +0 pp
1983 0.017 +0 pp
1982 0.017 +0.001 pp
1981 0.016 +0 pp
1980 0.016 +0.001 pp
1979 0.015 +0 pp
1978 0.015 +0.001 pp
1977 0.014 +0 pp
1976 0.014 +0 pp
1975 0.014 +0.001 pp
1974 0.013 +0 pp
1973 0.013 +0.001 pp
1972 0.012 +0 pp
1971 0.012 +0.001 pp
1970 0.011 +0 pp
1969 0.011 +0.001 pp
1968 0.01 +0 pp
1967 0.01 +0 pp
1966 0.01 +0.001 pp
1965 0.009 +0 pp
1964 0.009 +0.001 pp
1963 0.008 +0 pp
1962 0.008 +0.001 pp
1961 0.007 +0 pp
1960 0.007 +0.001 pp
1959 0.006 +0.001 pp
1958 0.005 +0 pp
1957 0.005 +0.001 pp
1956 0.004 +0.001 pp
1955 0.003 +0 pp
1954 0.003 +0.001 pp
1953 0.002 +0 pp
1952 0.002 +0.001 pp
1951 0.001 +0.001 pp
1950 0 —

Eastern Africa, 2024

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

KM Comoros 0 BI Burundi 0.001 DJ Djibouti 0.001 ER Eritrea 0.001 SC Seychelles 0.001 RW Rwanda 0.002 SO Somalia 0.002 SS South Sudan 0.002 MW Malawi 0.003 MG Madagascar 0.006 MU Mauritius 0.007 UG Uganda 0.007 MZ Mozambique 0.011 ZM Zambia 0.016 ET Ethiopia 0.018 TZ Tanzania 0.019 KE Kenya 0.03 ZW Zimbabwe 0.045
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About the indicator

A country's share of total global carbon dioxide emissions since 1750. It is cumulative emissions rather than annual ones that determine the concentration of CO2 reached in the atmosphere, because carbon dioxide remains there for centuries. This measure, not the current share, is what stands behind the notion of historical responsibility: a few countries that began burning coal in the 19th century have built up a contribution out of all proportion to their present weight in emissions.

Important: Borders have shifted over 250 years, and emissions are assigned to the present-day borders of the territory where they occurred — comparisons with colonial empires on this measure are therefore not entirely sound.

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

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