Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC in Kenya

Kenya: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC was 0.0285 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0285 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 15.2%
World rank
59th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.0285 units per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
0.007 units per square kilometre
in 1963
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC in Kenya, 1961–2019

0.0050.010.0150.020.0250.03196119902019

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

Analysis

In 2019, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - ipcc in Kenya stood at 0.0285 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.2% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - ipcc in Kenya peaked at 0.0285 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.007 units per square kilometre, in 1963.

Kenya ranks 59th of 206 countries on this measure, 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 N2O (AR5) - IPCC in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture, per square kilometre in Kenya, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0072 units per square kilometre
1962 0.0073 units per square kilometre +1.9%
1963 0.007 units per square kilometre -4.2%
1964 0.0075 units per square kilometre +7.8%
1965 0.0077 units per square kilometre +2.0%
1966 0.0078 units per square kilometre +2.0%
1967 0.0079 units per square kilometre +0.4%
1968 0.0079 units per square kilometre +0.4%
1969 0.0079 units per square kilometre +0.1%
1970 0.0085 units per square kilometre +7.0%
1971 0.0087 units per square kilometre +2.5%
1972 0.0089 units per square kilometre +2.8%
1973 0.009 units per square kilometre +1.3%
1974 0.0091 units per square kilometre +0.9%
1975 0.0093 units per square kilometre +2.0%
1976 0.0092 units per square kilometre -0.8%
1977 0.0096 units per square kilometre +3.5%
1978 0.0105 units per square kilometre +9.4%
1979 0.0114 units per square kilometre +9.0%
1980 0.0104 units per square kilometre -8.8%
1981 0.0103 units per square kilometre -0.9%
1982 0.0114 units per square kilometre +10.0%
1983 0.0127 units per square kilometre +11.7%
1984 0.0129 units per square kilometre +1.8%
1985 0.013 units per square kilometre +0.8%
1986 0.0133 units per square kilometre +1.9%
1987 0.0132 units per square kilometre -0.5%
1988 0.0144 units per square kilometre +8.8%
1989 0.0149 units per square kilometre +3.7%
1990 0.0154 units per square kilometre +3.2%
1991 0.0148 units per square kilometre -3.7%
1992 0.0147 units per square kilometre -0.6%
1993 0.0145 units per square kilometre -1.2%
1994 0.0147 units per square kilometre +1.2%
1995 0.0144 units per square kilometre -1.8%
1996 0.0138 units per square kilometre -4.3%
1997 0.0137 units per square kilometre -0.7%
1998 0.0142 units per square kilometre +3.5%
1999 0.0149 units per square kilometre +5.1%
2000 0.0138 units per square kilometre -7.7%
2001 0.0139 units per square kilometre +0.8%
2002 0.0143 units per square kilometre +3.3%
2003 0.0154 units per square kilometre +7.3%
2004 0.0161 units per square kilometre +4.7%
2005 0.016 units per square kilometre -0.8%
2006 0.0153 units per square kilometre -4.5%
2007 0.0242 units per square kilometre +58.3%
2008 0.0241 units per square kilometre -0.1%
2009 0.0233 units per square kilometre -3.6%
2010 0.0235 units per square kilometre +1.1%
2011 0.0245 units per square kilometre +4.0%
2012 0.0242 units per square kilometre -1.3%
2013 0.024 units per square kilometre -0.8%
2014 0.0254 units per square kilometre +6.0%
2015 0.0245 units per square kilometre -3.7%
2016 0.0261 units per square kilometre +6.7%
2017 0.0239 units per square kilometre -8.6%
2018 0.0248 units per square kilometre +3.7%
2019 0.0285 units per square kilometre +15.2%

Kenya compared with similar countries

  • Kenya's 0.0285 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0152 units per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Kenya's 0.0285 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0142 units per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC 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
2007 +58.3% 0.0153 units per square kilometre 0.0242 units per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0076 units per square kilometre 0.007 units per square kilometre 0.0079 units per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0094 units per square kilometre 0.0085 units per square kilometre 0.0114 units per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0126 units per square kilometre 0.0103 units per square kilometre 0.0149 units per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0145 units per square kilometre 0.0137 units per square kilometre 0.0154 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0176 units per square kilometre 0.0138 units per square kilometre 0.0242 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0249 units per square kilometre 0.0235 units per square kilometre 0.0285 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 56 Ukraine 0.0297 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 57 Gambia 0.0292 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 58 Bulgaria 0.0289 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 60 Romania 0.0283 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 61 Spain 0.0283 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 62 Costa Rica 0.0278 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - ipcc in Kenya?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - ipcc in Kenya was 0.0285 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - ipcc recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 0.0285 units per square kilometre in 2019.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - ipcc recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.007 units per square kilometre in 1963.
How does Kenya rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - ipcc?
Kenya ranks 59th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - ipcc rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. 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 N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 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.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 10,762 data points, 1961–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 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.