Kenya

Country indicators

GDP per capita - gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. (Source: World Bank)

GDP per capita
(USD):

1,206.22

Fossil fuel subsidies (USD, billions) - All consumer and producer pre-tax subsidies. Pre-tax consumer subsidies exist when energy consumers pay prices that are below the costs incurred to supply them with this energy. (Source: IMF)

Fossil fuel subsidies (USD, billions):

n/a

Fossil Fuel Subsidies as % of GDP - All consumer and producer pre-tax subsidies as percent of a country’s GDP. (Source: IMF)

Fossil fuel subsidies
(% of GDP):

n/a-

Fossil Fuel Subsidies with externalities as % of GDP - All consumer and producer post-tax subsidies. Post-tax consumer subsidies exist if consumer prices for energy are below supply costs plus the efficient levels of taxation. (Source: IMF)

Fossil fuel subsidies with externalities (% of GDP):

n/a

Revenue from environmentally related taxes as % of GDP - All revenue from environmentally related taxes - defined as any compulsory, unrequited payment to general government levied on tax-bases deemed to be of particular environmental relevance – as percent of a country’s GDP. (Source: OECD)

Revenue from environmentally related taxes (% of GDP):

2.171

Carbon pricing gap - Measure of how much countries fall short of pricing carbon emissions in line with a EUR 60 benchmark value (midpoint estimate of the carbon costs in 2020 and a low-end estimate for 2030). The difference is presented as percentage: If the Effective Carbon Rate (ECR) on all emissions is at least as high as the benchmark, the gap is zero, and if the ECR is zero throughout, the gap is 100%. (Source: OECD)

Carbon Pricing Gap
(%):

1.31

News

P4G Seoul Summit unites world leaders for inclusive green recovery, serves as stepping stone for next climate COP

2021-06-14

P4G Seoul Summit wrapped up on May 31, proclaiming global inclusive green growth in Seoul Declaration. The Summit called for global cooperation in climate change response; developed countries announce support for

Kenya plans to set up emissions trading system

2021-05-25

Kenya aims to set up an emissions trading system that will allow companies and other bodies to buy emissions allowances, the finance minister said on Tuesday, as the country strives

Kenya parliament cuts fuel tax due to high living costs

2018-10-08

21 September 2018 – Kenya’s parliament supports the halving of a new value-added tax on oil products. After a 16 percent value-added tax on all petroleum products had entered into force

Reports

Fossil fuel subsidy reform in sub-Saharan Africa: from rhetoric to reality (NCE and ODI)

2015-11-30

This New Climate Economy working paper examines energy subsidies in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) related to the production and consumption of fossil fuels (oil, gas and coal), and outlines opportunities and processes

Policy Briefs

Kenya – Country profile

2017-03-30

Background Kenya is an eastern African country with a tropical climate along its coast and an arid climate in its interior. It consists of low plains, which rise to the

Kenya

Country indicators

News

P4G Seoul Summit unites world leaders for inclusive green recovery, serves as stepping stone for next climate COP

Kenya plans to set up emissions trading system

Kenya parliament cuts fuel tax due to high living costs

Reports

Fossil fuel subsidy reform in sub-Saharan Africa: from rhetoric to reality (NCE and ODI)

Policy Briefs

Kenya – Country profile

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