Kenya carbon profile

Kenya emits roughly 21 Mt of CO₂ per year — about 0.06% of global emissions, ranking #81 worldwide. At 0.4 tonnes per person (#105 per capita), its footprint is far below the global average of ~4.7 t.

Emissions have risen noticeably over the past five years (+17%) and surged over the decade (+61%). Growth in energy demand is still outpacing clean-energy deployment.

Renewables supply about 90% of electricity. The power sector is largely decarbonized, so remaining emissions come mostly from transport, industry and heating.

Without policy shifts, emissions could grow another ~17% by 2030 as the economy expands. Maintaining clean growth while industrializing is the key challenge.