Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Kenya

Kenya: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 16.11 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
16.11 Mt CO2e
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
31st
of 203 countries
All-time high
18.07 Mt CO2e
in 2020
All-time low
4.72 Mt CO2e
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Kenya, 1970–2024

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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 (total) excluding lulucf in Kenya is 16.11 Mt CO2e, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Kenya peaked at 18.07 Mt CO2e in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.72 Mt CO2e, in 1970.

Kenya ranks 31st of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5.13 Mt CO2e 4.72 Mt CO2e 6 Mt CO2e 10
1980s 6.61 Mt CO2e 5.38 Mt CO2e 7.67 Mt CO2e 10
1990s 7.73 Mt CO2e 7.48 Mt CO2e 8.17 Mt CO2e 10
2000s 9.54 Mt CO2e 7.67 Mt CO2e 12.72 Mt CO2e 10
2010s 13.51 Mt CO2e 12.68 Mt CO2e 15.7 Mt CO2e 10
2020s 16.52 Mt CO2e 15.74 Mt CO2e 18.07 Mt CO2e 5

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 28 Colombia 18.65 Mt CO2e compare
  2. 29 Thailand 18.29 Mt CO2e compare
  3. 30 Japan 16.53 Mt CO2e compare
  4. 32 Philippines 16.02 Mt CO2e compare
  5. 33 Ukraine 15.54 Mt CO2e compare
  6. 34 Belarus 14.79 Mt CO2e compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Kenya?
Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Kenya was 16.11 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 (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 18.07 Mt CO2e in 2020.
What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 4.72 Mt CO2e in 1970.
How does Kenya rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
Kenya ranks 31st out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 13,750 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).