How have things changed?, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0031 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0031 metric tons per person
Change on year
down 11.3%
World rank
152nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.009 metric tons per person
in 1990
All-time low
0.002 metric tons per person
in 1975
Years of data
60
1965–2024
How have things changed?, per capita in Kenya, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
In 2024, how have things changed?, per capita in Kenya stood at 0.0031 metric tons per person.
That represents a change of down 11.3% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.009 metric tons per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.002 metric tons per person, in 1975.
Kenya ranks 152nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0025 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0029 metric tons per person | +14.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0027 metric tons per person | -6.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0027 metric tons per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.003 metric tons per person | +8.9% |
| 1970 | 0.003 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0024 metric tons per person | -19.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0025 metric tons per person | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0023 metric tons per person | -6.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0022 metric tons per person | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 0.002 metric tons per person | -7.4% |
| 1976 | 0.003 metric tons per person | +45.3% |
| 1977 | 0.003 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0031 metric tons per person | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0034 metric tons per person | +7.6% |
| 1980 | 0.003 metric tons per person | -10.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0035 metric tons per person | +16.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0048 metric tons per person | +36.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0055 metric tons per person | +16.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0049 metric tons per person | -10.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0055 metric tons per person | +12.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0061 metric tons per person | +9.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0066 metric tons per person | +9.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0066 metric tons per person | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0068 metric tons per person | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.009 metric tons per person | +32.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0086 metric tons per person | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0068 metric tons per person | -20.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0075 metric tons per person | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0081 metric tons per person | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0074 metric tons per person | -8.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0067 metric tons per person | -9.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0058 metric tons per person | -12.9% |
| 1998 | 0.006 metric tons per person | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.007 metric tons per person | +17.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0072 metric tons per person | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0054 metric tons per person | -25.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0046 metric tons per person | -14.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0037 metric tons per person | -18.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0038 metric tons per person | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0045 metric tons per person | +17.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0046 metric tons per person | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0038 metric tons per person | -18.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0037 metric tons per person | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0036 metric tons per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0038 metric tons per person | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0049 metric tons per person | +28.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0043 metric tons per person | -12.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0043 metric tons per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0043 metric tons per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.004 metric tons per person | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0032 metric tons per person | -19.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0036 metric tons per person | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0032 metric tons per person | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0031 metric tons per person | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0031 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0033 metric tons per person | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0033 metric tons per person | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0035 metric tons per person | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0031 metric tons per person | -11.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0031 metric tons per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0091 metric tons per person, 34% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0031 metric tons per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0062 metric tons per person, 50% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0028 metric tons per person | 0.0025 metric tons per person | 0.003 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0027 metric tons per person | 0.002 metric tons per person | 0.0034 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0053 metric tons per person | 0.003 metric tons per person | 0.0068 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0073 metric tons per person | 0.0058 metric tons per person | 0.009 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0045 metric tons per person | 0.0036 metric tons per person | 0.0072 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0039 metric tons per person | 0.0031 metric tons per person | 0.0049 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0032 metric tons per person | 0.0031 metric tons per person | 0.0035 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 149 Equatorial Guinea 0.0038 metric tons per person compare
- 150 Yemen 0.0038 metric tons per person compare
- 151 Kazakhstan 0.0032 metric tons per person compare
- 153 Rwanda 0.003 metric tons per person compare
- 154 Cote d'Ivoire 0.003 metric tons per person compare
- 155 Djibouti 0.0029 metric tons per person compare
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 how have things changed?, per capita in Kenya?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Kenya was 0.0031 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.009 metric tons per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.002 metric tons per person in 1975.
- How does Kenya rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 152nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. 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 How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.