Beach litter in Kenya
Kenya: Beach litter was 5.94 million number in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
5.94 million number
Change on year
down 14.3%
World rank
2nd
of 71 countries
All-time high
6.93 million number
in 2022
All-time low
39,684 number
in 2019
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Beach litter in Kenya, 2019–2023
Source: United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 5.94 million number for beach litter in 2023.
That represents a change of down 14.3% on the previous year and up 14,871.1% over five years.
Kenya ranks 2nd of 71 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Beach litter in Kenya, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 39,684 number | — |
| 2020 | 1.23 million number | +2989.6% |
| 2021 | 2.63 million number | +114.2% |
| 2022 | 6.93 million number | +164.0% |
| 2023 | 5.94 million number | -14.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 5.94 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 529,058 number, 11.2× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 5.94 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 265,293 number, 22.4× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 39,684 number | 39,684 number | 39,684 number | 1 |
| 2020s | 4.18 million number | 1.23 million number | 6.93 million number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 1 Cyprus 105.35 million number
- 3 Bangladesh 1.48 million number
- 4 Cayman Islands 1.36 million number
- 5 Vanuatu 1.10 million number
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 beach litter in Kenya?
- Beach litter in Kenya was 5.94 million number in 2023, according to United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest beach litter recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 6.93 million number in 2022.
- What is the lowest beach litter recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,684 number in 2019.
- How does Kenya rank for beach litter?
- Kenya ranks 2nd out of 71 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Beach litter. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Beach litter per square kilometer (Number).