Environmental taxes, Taxes on energy (including fuel for transport) in Kenya
Kenya: Environmental taxes, Taxes on energy (including fuel for transport) was 114.00 billion in 2021. ▲ Rising
Environmental taxes, Taxes on energy (including fuel for transport) in Kenya, 2001–2021
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for environmental taxes, taxes on energy (including fuel for transport) in Kenya is 114.00 billion, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 51.3% on the previous year and up 153.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, environmental taxes, taxes on energy (including fuel for transport) in Kenya peaked at 114.00 billion in 2021 and was at its lowest, 25.74 billion, in 2001.
That places Kenya 23rd out of 108 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Environmental taxes, Taxes on energy (including fuel for transport) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 25.74 billion | — |
| 2002 | 25.86 billion | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 25.83 billion | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 28.03 billion | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 30.53 billion | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 31.92 billion | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 33.84 billion | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 34.39 billion | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 39.95 billion | +16.2% |
| 2010 | 43.65 billion | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 44.95 billion | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 42.07 billion | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 42.82 billion | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 52.01 billion | +21.5% |
| 2015 | 54.08 billion | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 62.03 billion | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 69.76 billion | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 73.28 billion | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 90.47 billion | +23.5% |
| 2020 | 75.34 billion | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 114.00 billion | +51.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 114.00 billion is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.80 billion, 8.9× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 114.00 billion is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58.69 billion, 1.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Environmental taxes, Taxes on energy (including fuel for transport) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +51.3% | 75.34 billion | 114.00 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.68 billion | 25.74 billion | 39.95 billion | 9 |
| 2010s | 57.51 billion | 42.07 billion | 90.47 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.67 billion | 75.34 billion | 114.00 billion | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 20 Cameroon 147.00 billion compare
- 21 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 132.00 billion compare
- 22 Philippines 126.00 billion compare
- 24 Mongolia 108.00 billion compare
- 25 Burkina Faso 107.00 billion compare
- 26 South Africa 103.00 billion compare
More public sector data for Kenya
- Arms imports 17.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3012 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -75 % change on previous year (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 17.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 21.82 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0102 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 16.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.23 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is environmental taxes, taxes on energy (including fuel for transport) in Kenya?
- Environmental taxes, taxes on energy (including fuel for transport) in Kenya was 114.00 billion in 2021, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest environmental taxes, taxes on energy (including fuel for transport) recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 114.00 billion in 2021.
- What is the lowest environmental taxes, taxes on energy (including fuel for transport) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.74 billion in 2001.
- How does Kenya rank for environmental taxes, taxes on energy (including fuel for transport)?
- Kenya ranks 23rd out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
- Is environmental taxes, taxes on energy (including fuel for transport) rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 153.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Environmental taxes, Taxes on energy (including fuel for transport) (Domestic Currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset tracks government revenue from taxes imposed on activities that negatively impact the environment. These taxes are categorized into four types: energy taxes (including fuel for transport), transport taxes (excluding fuel for transport), pollution taxes, and resource taxes.