GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - Methane in Kenya
Kenya: GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - Methane was 46,376 in 2015. ▲ Rising
GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - Methane in Kenya, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa, M., Solazzo, E., Guizzardi, D., Monforti-Ferrario, F., Tubiello, F.N. and Leip, A. EDGAR-FOOD data. Figshare, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.13476666 (2021).
Analysis
In 2015, ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane in Kenya stood at 46,376.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane in Kenya peaked at 48,423 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 20,551, in 1996.
Kenya ranks 28th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - Methane in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21,298 | — |
| 1991 | 20,802 | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 21,001 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 21,295 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 21,626 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 21,799 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 20,551 | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 20,751 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 20,942 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 22,819 | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 21,194 | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 22,760 | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 25,098 | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 26,623 | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 29,500 | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 30,897 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 28,901 | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 44,556 | +54.2% |
| 2008 | 48,423 | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 45,691 | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 47,814 | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 47,878 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 47,251 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 45,934 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 45,970 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 46,376 | +0.9% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 46,376 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,683, 6.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 46,376 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6,667, 7.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - Methane 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +54.2% | 28,901 | 44,556 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,288 | 20,551 | 22,819 | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,364 | 21,194 | 48,423 | 10 |
| 2010s | 46,870 | 45,934 | 47,878 | 6 |
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 ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane in Kenya?
- Ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane in Kenya was 46,376 in 2015, according to Crippa, M., Solazzo, E., Guizzardi, D., Monforti-Ferrario, F., Tubiello, F.N. and Leip, A. EDGAR-FOOD data. Figshare, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.13476666 (2021).
- What is the highest ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 48,423 in 2008.
- What is the lowest ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,551 in 1996.
- How does Kenya rank for ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane?
- Kenya ranks 28th out of 204 countries with data for 2015.
- Is ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa, M., Solazzo, E., Guizzardi, D., Monforti-Ferrario, F., Tubiello, F.N. and Leip, A. EDGAR-FOOD data. Figshare, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.13476666 (2021), published as part of GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - Methane. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
GHG emissions from food systems disaggregated by gas are generated from EDGAR-FOOD, a global emission inventory of GHGs from the food systems. EDGAR-FOOD has been developed to aid the understanding of the activities underlying the energy demand and use, agriculture and land use change emissions associated with the production, distribution, consumption and disposal of food through the various stages and sectors of the composite global food system. These data were complemented with data from the FAOSTAT database on GHG emissions from land use related to agriculture (FAO, 2020). EDGAR-FOOD represents the first database consistently covering each stage of the food chain for all countries with yearly frequency for the period 1990-2015. Details regarding the methodology applied are available in Crippa et al. (2021).