CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Kenya
Kenya: CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total was 12,350 thousand metric tons in 2009. ▲ Rising
CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Kenya, 1960–2009
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in thousand metric tons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Kenya is 12,350 thousand metric tons, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.6% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Kenya peaked at 12,350 thousand metric tons in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2,402 thousand metric tons, in 1961.
That places Kenya 10th out of 51 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,695 thousand metric tons | 2,402 thousand metric tons | 3,132 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,452 thousand metric tons | 3,084 thousand metric tons | 5,324 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,949 thousand metric tons | 3,770 thousand metric tons | 6,527 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,447 thousand metric tons | 4,840 thousand metric tons | 10,172 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,269 thousand metric tons | 6,755 thousand metric tons | 12,350 thousand metric tons | 10 |
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More environment data for Kenya
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.77 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 292.8 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,012 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 36.67 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 73.28 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 21,300 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.71 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,078 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 23.01 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 6,688 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Kenya?
- Co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Kenya was 12,350 thousand metric tons in 2009, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 12,350 thousand metric tons in 2009.
- What is the lowest co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,402 thousand metric tons in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total?
- Kenya ranks 10th out of 51 countries with data for 2009.
- Is co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total (thousand metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fossil fuel is any hydrocarbon deposit that can be burned for heat or power, such as petroleum, coal, and natural gas. This is the sum total of all fossil fuel emissions (solid fuel consumption, liquid fuel consumption, gas fuel consumption, cement production and gas flaring). The U.S. Department of Energy’s carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) calculates annual anthropogenic emissions from data on fossil fuel consumption (from the United Nations Statistics Division’s World Energy Data Set) and world cement manufacturing (from the U.S. Bureau of Mine’s Cement Manufacturing Data Set). Carbon dioxide emissions, often calculated and reported as elemental carbon, were converted to actual carbon dioxide mass by multiplying them by 3.664 (the ratio of the mass of carbon to that of carbon dioxide). Although estimates of global carbon dioxide emissions are probably accurate within 10 percent (as calculated from global average file chemistry and use), country estimates may have larger error bounds. Trends estimated from a consistent time series tend to be more accurate than individual values. Each year the CDIAC recalculates the entire time series since 1949, incorporating recent findings and corrections. Estimates exclude fuels supplied to ships and aircraft in international transport because of the difficulty of apportioning he fuels among benefitting countries. The ratio of carbon dioxide per unit of energy shows carbon intensity, which is the amount of carbon dioxide emitted as a result of using one unit of energy in the process of production.