Annual temperature anomalies in Kenya
Kenya: Annual temperature anomalies was 0.5633 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.5633
Change on year
down 29.8%
World rank
117th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.8021
in 2024
All-time low
-2.24
in 1953
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual temperature anomalies in Kenya, 1940–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, annual temperature anomalies in Kenya stood at 0.5633.
That represents a change of down 29.8% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Kenya peaked at 0.8021 in 2024 and was at its lowest, -2.24, in 1953.
Kenya ranks 117th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual temperature anomalies in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.24 | — |
| 1941 | -0.793 | -35.9% |
| 1942 | -0.7166 | -9.6% |
| 1943 | -0.5289 | -26.2% |
| 1944 | -0.6178 | +16.8% |
| 1945 | -0.8498 | +37.6% |
| 1946 | -0.2949 | -65.3% |
| 1947 | -1.81 | +514.6% |
| 1948 | -1.35 | -25.4% |
| 1949 | -1.13 | -16.1% |
| 1950 | -1.83 | +61.3% |
| 1951 | -1.81 | -0.9% |
| 1952 | -1.82 | +0.2% |
| 1953 | -2.24 | +23.3% |
| 1954 | -1.32 | -40.9% |
| 1955 | -0.9732 | -26.5% |
| 1956 | -1.15 | +18.0% |
| 1957 | -1.2 | +4.4% |
| 1958 | -0.8589 | -28.4% |
| 1959 | -0.706 | -17.8% |
| 1960 | -0.9273 | +31.3% |
| 1961 | -0.952 | +2.7% |
| 1962 | -1.28 | +34.9% |
| 1963 | -1.36 | +5.7% |
| 1964 | -1.25 | -8.1% |
| 1965 | -0.9817 | -21.3% |
| 1966 | -0.5843 | -40.5% |
| 1967 | -1.13 | +92.6% |
| 1968 | -1.57 | +39.4% |
| 1969 | -0.7037 | -55.1% |
| 1970 | -0.7521 | +6.9% |
| 1971 | -1.04 | +38.1% |
| 1972 | -0.6076 | -41.5% |
| 1973 | -0.1745 | -71.3% |
| 1974 | -0.7628 | +337.3% |
| 1975 | -0.865 | +13.4% |
| 1976 | -0.7097 | -17.9% |
| 1977 | -0.9851 | +38.8% |
| 1978 | -1.24 | +25.5% |
| 1979 | -1.14 | -7.6% |
| 1980 | -0.292 | -74.4% |
| 1981 | -0.6488 | +122.2% |
| 1982 | -0.6601 | +1.7% |
| 1983 | -0.136 | -79.4% |
| 1984 | -0.5486 | +303.2% |
| 1985 | -0.8427 | +53.6% |
| 1986 | -0.6602 | -21.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0395 | -106.0% |
| 1988 | -0.2501 | -733.6% |
| 1989 | -0.8679 | +247.0% |
| 1990 | -0.7312 | -15.8% |
| 1991 | -0.444 | -39.3% |
| 1992 | -0.519 | +16.9% |
| 1993 | -0.6417 | +23.6% |
| 1994 | -0.2496 | -61.1% |
| 1995 | -0.1999 | -19.9% |
| 1996 | -0.2133 | +6.7% |
| 1997 | -0.339 | +59.0% |
| 1998 | -0.4705 | +38.8% |
| 1999 | -0.3362 | -28.5% |
| 2000 | -0.129 | -61.6% |
| 2001 | -0.2628 | +103.8% |
| 2002 | -0.1791 | -31.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0034 | -101.9% |
| 2004 | -0.0038 | -211.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3352 | -8917.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0985 | -70.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0935 | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0368 | -60.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4787 | +1200.7% |
| 2010 | 0.234 | -51.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2311 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0909 | -60.6% |
| 2013 | -0.0466 | -151.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2321 | -597.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4749 | +104.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4565 | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.564 | +23.5% |
| 2018 | -0.1545 | -127.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6398 | -514.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2196 | -65.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5517 | +151.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4241 | -23.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3726 | -12.1% |
| 2024 | 0.8021 | +115.3% |
| 2025 | 0.5633 | -29.8% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.5633 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5654, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.5633 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5364, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual temperature anomalies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +8917.2% | -0.0038 | 0.3352 |
| 2009 | +1200.7% | 0.0368 | 0.4787 |
| 1988 | -733.6% | 0.0395 | -0.2501 |
| 2014 | +597.9% | -0.0466 | 0.2321 |
| 1947 | -514.6% | -0.2949 | -1.81 |
| 2019 | +514.0% | -0.1545 | 0.6398 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.9336 | -1.81 | -0.2949 | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.39 | -2.24 | -0.706 | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.07 | -1.57 | -0.5843 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.8275 | -1.24 | -0.1745 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4867 | -0.8679 | 0.0395 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4144 | -0.7312 | -0.1999 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0472 | -0.2628 | 0.4787 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2722 | -0.1545 | 0.6398 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4889 | 0.2196 | 0.8021 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More reference data data for Kenya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 58.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 68.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Kenya?
- Annual temperature anomalies in Kenya was 0.5633 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8021 in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.24 in 1953.
- How does Kenya rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Kenya ranks 117th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual temperature anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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