Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes in Kenya
Kenya: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes was 0.6314 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes in Kenya, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in Kenya is 0.6314 Mt CO2e, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in Kenya peaked at 0.6314 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1619 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
Kenya ranks 67th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1619 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.162 Mt CO2e | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1629 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1698 Mt CO2e | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1732 Mt CO2e | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1733 Mt CO2e | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1789 Mt CO2e | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1848 Mt CO2e | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1882 Mt CO2e | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1879 Mt CO2e | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1971 Mt CO2e | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2011 Mt CO2e | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2775 Mt CO2e | +38.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2656 Mt CO2e | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3092 Mt CO2e | +16.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2627 Mt CO2e | -15.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2817 Mt CO2e | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2986 Mt CO2e | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 0.3466 Mt CO2e | +16.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2868 Mt CO2e | -17.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2915 Mt CO2e | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3144 Mt CO2e | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3218 Mt CO2e | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4023 Mt CO2e | +25.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3139 Mt CO2e | -22.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3254 Mt CO2e | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3294 Mt CO2e | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3388 Mt CO2e | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3695 Mt CO2e | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4095 Mt CO2e | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5113 Mt CO2e | +24.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3646 Mt CO2e | -28.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3585 Mt CO2e | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3678 Mt CO2e | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3707 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3897 Mt CO2e | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4014 Mt CO2e | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4337 Mt CO2e | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4371 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4618 Mt CO2e | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4786 Mt CO2e | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4919 Mt CO2e | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5252 Mt CO2e | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.517 Mt CO2e | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5396 Mt CO2e | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5532 Mt CO2e | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5756 Mt CO2e | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5887 Mt CO2e | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5886 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6007 Mt CO2e | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6002 Mt CO2e | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6134 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6239 Mt CO2e | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6165 Mt CO2e | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.6314 Mt CO2e | +2.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.6314 Mt CO2e is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.302 Mt CO2e, 2.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.6314 Mt CO2e is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2816 Mt CO2e, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +38.0% | 0.2011 Mt CO2e | 0.2775 Mt CO2e |
| 2001 | -28.7% | 0.5113 Mt CO2e | 0.3646 Mt CO2e |
| 1993 | +25.0% | 0.3218 Mt CO2e | 0.4023 Mt CO2e |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1743 Mt CO2e | 0.1619 Mt CO2e | 0.1882 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2727 Mt CO2e | 0.1971 Mt CO2e | 0.3466 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3417 Mt CO2e | 0.2915 Mt CO2e | 0.4095 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4097 Mt CO2e | 0.3585 Mt CO2e | 0.5113 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5459 Mt CO2e | 0.4786 Mt CO2e | 0.6007 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6171 Mt CO2e | 0.6002 Mt CO2e | 0.6314 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in Kenya?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in Kenya was 0.6314 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6314 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1619 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes?
- Kenya ranks 67th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from industrial processes including IPCC 2006 codes 2.A.1 Cement production, 2.A.2 Lime production, 2.A.3 Glass Production, 2.A.4 Other Process Uses of Carbonates, 2.B Chemical Industry, 2.C Metal Industry, 2.D Non-Energy Products from Fuels and Solvent Use, 2.E Electronics Industry, 2.F Product Uses as Substitutes for Ozone Depleting Substances, 2.G Other Product Manufacture and Use and 5.A Indirect N2O emissions from the atmospheric deposition of nitrogen in NOx and NH3). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).