Average length of stay in Kenya
Kenya: Average length of stay was 13 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Average length of stay in Kenya, 1995–2017
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average length of stay in Kenya is 13, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average length of stay in Kenya peaked at 14.2 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 8.4, in 2001.
Kenya ranks 8th of 152 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Average length of stay in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 12.5 | — |
| 1996 | 14.2 | +13.6% |
| 1997 | 11.8 | -16.9% |
| 1998 | 9.6 | -18.6% |
| 1999 | 9.4 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 8.7 | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 8.4 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 8.5 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 8.4 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 14 | +66.7% |
| 2005 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11 | -21.4% |
| 2007 | 12.1 | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 10.4 | -14.0% |
| 2009 | 11.7 | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 13.4 | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 13.42 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 13.22 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 13.23 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 12.93 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 13.2 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 13.2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13 | -1.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 13 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.9, 3.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 13 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.65, 3.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average length of stay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +66.7% | 8.4 | 14 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.5 | 9.4 | 14.2 | 5 |
| 2000s | 10.72 | 8.4 | 14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.2 | 12.93 | 13.42 | 8 |
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 average length of stay in Kenya?
- Average length of stay in Kenya was 13 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average length of stay recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2 in 1996.
- What is the lowest average length of stay recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4 in 2001.
- How does Kenya rank for average length of stay?
- Kenya ranks 8th out of 152 countries with data for 2017.
- Is average length of stay rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Average length of stay. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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