Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square in Kenya

Kenya: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square was 0.0782 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0782 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 19.4%
World rank
84th
of 209 countries
All-time high
0.1041 units per square kilometre
in 2008
All-time low
0.0346 units per square kilometre
in 2000
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square in Kenya, 1990–2019

0.040.060.080.11990200420191990: 0.04 units per square kilometre1991: 0.038 units per square kilometre1992: 0.038 units per square kilometre1993: 0.038 units per square kilometre1994: 0.038 units per square kilometre1995: 0.037 units per square kilometre1996: 0.035 units per square kilometre1997: 0.035 units per square kilometre1998: 0.036 units per square kilometre1999: 0.038 units per square kilometre2000: 0.035 units per square kilometre2001: 0.069 units per square kilometre2002: 0.07 units per square kilometre2003: 0.073 units per square kilometre2004: 0.076 units per square kilometre2005: 0.075 units per square kilometre2006: 0.074 units per square kilometre2007: 0.103 units per square kilometre2008: 0.104 units per square kilometre2009: 0.101 units per square kilometre2010: 0.101 units per square kilometre2011: 0.091 units per square kilometre2012: 0.091 units per square kilometre2013: 0.089 units per square kilometre2014: 0.091 units per square kilometre2015: 0.091 units per square kilometre2016: 0.069 units per square kilometre2017: 0.063 units per square kilometre2018: 0.066 units per square kilometre2019: 0.078 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square in Kenya is 0.0782 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.4% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square in Kenya peaked at 0.1041 units per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0346 units per square kilometre, in 2000.

Kenya ranks 84th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre in Kenya, 1990 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0403 units per square kilometre
1991 0.0383 units per square kilometre -5.1%
1992 0.0379 units per square kilometre -0.9%
1993 0.0375 units per square kilometre -1.1%
1994 0.0378 units per square kilometre +0.6%
1995 0.0373 units per square kilometre -1.2%
1996 0.0347 units per square kilometre -7.0%
1997 0.0347 units per square kilometre +0.1%
1998 0.0356 units per square kilometre +2.4%
1999 0.0384 units per square kilometre +8.1%
2000 0.0346 units per square kilometre -9.9%
2001 0.0685 units per square kilometre +97.9%
2002 0.0703 units per square kilometre +2.6%
2003 0.0735 units per square kilometre +4.5%
2004 0.0765 units per square kilometre +4.0%
2005 0.0752 units per square kilometre -1.6%
2006 0.0736 units per square kilometre -2.2%
2007 0.1033 units per square kilometre +40.5%
2008 0.1041 units per square kilometre +0.7%
2009 0.1007 units per square kilometre -3.2%
2010 0.1012 units per square kilometre +0.4%
2011 0.0914 units per square kilometre -9.6%
2012 0.0906 units per square kilometre -0.9%
2013 0.0893 units per square kilometre -1.5%
2014 0.0914 units per square kilometre +2.4%
2015 0.0911 units per square kilometre -0.4%
2016 0.0694 units per square kilometre -23.8%
2017 0.0627 units per square kilometre -9.6%
2018 0.0655 units per square kilometre +4.5%
2019 0.0782 units per square kilometre +19.4%

Kenya compared with similar countries

  • Kenya's 0.0782 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0881 units per square kilometre, 89% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Kenya's 0.0782 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0816 units per square kilometre, 96% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square 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.

YearChange FromTo
2001 +97.9% 0.0346 units per square kilometre 0.0685 units per square kilometre
2007 +40.5% 0.0736 units per square kilometre 0.1033 units per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0373 units per square kilometre 0.0347 units per square kilometre 0.0403 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.078 units per square kilometre 0.0346 units per square kilometre 0.1041 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0831 units per square kilometre 0.0627 units per square kilometre 0.1012 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 81 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0821 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 82 Chad 0.08 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 83 Botswana 0.0784 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 85 Uzbekistan 0.0782 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 86 Israel 0.0767 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 87 Cuba 0.0762 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square in Kenya?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square in Kenya was 0.0782 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 0.1041 units per square kilometre in 2008.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0346 units per square kilometre in 2000.
How does Kenya rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square?
Kenya ranks 84th out of 209 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
209 places, 6,120 data points, 1990–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.