Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in Kenya
Kenya: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding was 46.85 Mt CO2e in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in Kenya, 2000–2023
Source: Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 46.85 Mt CO2e for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 222.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in Kenya peaked at 46.85 Mt CO2e in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.24 Mt CO2e, in 2000.
That places Kenya 14th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.24 Mt CO2e | — |
| 2001 | 1.24 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.49 Mt CO2e | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 3.73 Mt CO2e | +50.0% |
| 2004 | 4.98 Mt CO2e | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 6.22 Mt CO2e | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 8.34 Mt CO2e | +34.1% |
| 2007 | 10 Mt CO2e | +19.9% |
| 2008 | 11.66 Mt CO2e | +16.6% |
| 2009 | 13.32 Mt CO2e | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 14.97 Mt CO2e | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 14.51 Mt CO2e | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 14.51 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14.51 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18.33 Mt CO2e | +26.3% |
| 2015 | 21.83 Mt CO2e | +19.1% |
| 2016 | 25.33 Mt CO2e | +16.0% |
| 2017 | 28.83 Mt CO2e | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 28.51 Mt CO2e | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 34.67 Mt CO2e | +21.6% |
| 2020 | 40.46 Mt CO2e | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 45 Mt CO2e | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 46.85 Mt CO2e | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 46.85 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.32 Mt CO2e | 1.24 Mt CO2e | 13.32 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.6 Mt CO2e | 14.51 Mt CO2e | 34.67 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.79 Mt CO2e | 40.46 Mt CO2e | 46.85 Mt CO2e | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
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- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 12.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in Kenya?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in Kenya was 46.85 Mt CO2e in 2023, according to Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 46.85 Mt CO2e in 2022.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.24 Mt CO2e in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding?
- Kenya ranks 14th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 222.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-tropical fires (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) from Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry LULUCF, excluding non-tropical fires at the country level.