Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop in Kenya

Kenya: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop was 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0003 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
57th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0003 units per square kilometre
in 2016
All-time low
0.0001 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop in Kenya, 1961–2019

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - burning - crop in Kenya is 0.0003 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - burning - crop in Kenya peaked at 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per square kilometre, in 1961.

That places Kenya 57th out of 184 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues, per square kilometre in Kenya, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0001 units per square kilometre
1962 0.0001 units per square kilometre +18.2%
1963 0.0001 units per square kilometre +10.8%
1964 0.0001 units per square kilometre +5.3%
1965 0.0002 units per square kilometre +14.7%
1966 0.0001 units per square kilometre -16.2%
1967 0.0002 units per square kilometre +18.6%
1968 0.0002 units per square kilometre +14.9%
1969 0.0002 units per square kilometre -1.8%
1970 0.0002 units per square kilometre -10.3%
1971 0.0002 units per square kilometre -4.9%
1972 0.0002 units per square kilometre +12.0%
1973 0.0002 units per square kilometre +11.1%
1974 0.0002 units per square kilometre +0.2%
1975 0.0002 units per square kilometre +0.1%
1976 0.0002 units per square kilometre +9.6%
1977 0.0002 units per square kilometre -1.1%
1978 0.0002 units per square kilometre -4.7%
1979 0.0002 units per square kilometre -8.9%
1980 0.0002 units per square kilometre -0.4%
1981 0.0002 units per square kilometre -16.1%
1982 0.0002 units per square kilometre +8.1%
1983 0.0002 units per square kilometre +7.2%
1984 0.0001 units per square kilometre -23.2%
1985 0.0002 units per square kilometre +42.2%
1986 0.0002 units per square kilometre +1.1%
1987 0.0002 units per square kilometre -0.7%
1988 0.0002 units per square kilometre +2.3%
1989 0.0002 units per square kilometre -2.0%
1990 0.0002 units per square kilometre -2.8%
1991 0.0002 units per square kilometre -4.6%
1992 0.0002 units per square kilometre +7.2%
1993 0.0002 units per square kilometre -4.1%
1994 0.0002 units per square kilometre +10.5%
1995 0.0002 units per square kilometre -3.5%
1996 0.0002 units per square kilometre +3.6%
1997 0.0002 units per square kilometre +0.9%
1998 0.0002 units per square kilometre -2.4%
1999 0.0002 units per square kilometre +5.7%
2000 0.0002 units per square kilometre -3.7%
2001 0.0002 units per square kilometre +8.3%
2002 0.0002 units per square kilometre -2.2%
2003 0.0002 units per square kilometre +4.6%
2004 0.0002 units per square kilometre -17.8%
2005 0.0002 units per square kilometre +29.2%
2006 0.0003 units per square kilometre +6.2%
2007 0.0002 units per square kilometre -14.6%
2008 0.0002 units per square kilometre +5.4%
2009 0.0003 units per square kilometre +10.9%
2010 0.0003 units per square kilometre +6.8%
2011 0.0003 units per square kilometre +5.8%
2012 0.0003 units per square kilometre +1.8%
2013 0.0003 units per square kilometre -1.3%
2014 0.0003 units per square kilometre -1.1%
2015 0.0003 units per square kilometre -1.4%
2016 0.0003 units per square kilometre +11.3%
2017 0.0003 units per square kilometre -11.3%
2018 0.0003 units per square kilometre +8.2%
2019 0.0003 units per square kilometre -3.6%

Kenya compared with similar countries

  • Kenya's 0.0003 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 units per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Kenya's 0.0003 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 units per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0003 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0003 units per square kilometre 0.0003 units per square kilometre 0.0003 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 54 Dominican Republic 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 55 Burkina Faso 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 56 Austria 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 58 Mozambique 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 59 Mexico 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 60 Argentina 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - burning - crop in Kenya?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - burning - crop in Kenya was 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - burning - crop recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 2016.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - burning - crop recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Kenya rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - burning - crop?
Kenya ranks 57th out of 184 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - burning - crop rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. 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) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 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) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
184 places, 9,614 data points, 1961–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 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.