Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total in Kenya
Kenya: Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total was 1.56 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total in Kenya, 1995–2020
Source: World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total in Kenya is 1.56 real chained 2019 US$, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.5% on the previous year and down 78.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total in Kenya peaked at 21.37 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.56 real chained 2019 US$, in 2020.
That places Kenya 123rd out of 151 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total in Kenya, year by year
| Year | real chained 2019 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 21.37 real chained 2019 US$ | — |
| 1996 | 20.67 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 19.92 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 19.08 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 18.3 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 17.13 real chained 2019 US$ | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 15.83 real chained 2019 US$ | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 14.41 real chained 2019 US$ | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 13.11 real chained 2019 US$ | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 11.86 real chained 2019 US$ | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 11.2 real chained 2019 US$ | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 10.53 real chained 2019 US$ | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 10 real chained 2019 US$ | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 8.19 real chained 2019 US$ | -18.1% |
| 2009 | 7.79 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 7.12 real chained 2019 US$ | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 6.01 real chained 2019 US$ | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 5.39 real chained 2019 US$ | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 3.95 real chained 2019 US$ | -26.7% |
| 2014 | 2.69 real chained 2019 US$ | -31.8% |
| 2015 | 2.53 real chained 2019 US$ | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 2.4 real chained 2019 US$ | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 2.26 real chained 2019 US$ | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 2.08 real chained 2019 US$ | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 1.8 real chained 2019 US$ | -13.8% |
| 2020 | 1.56 real chained 2019 US$ | -13.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 1.56 real chained 2019 US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 536.51 real chained 2019 US$, 0% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 1.56 real chained 2019 US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 388.12 real chained 2019 US$, 0% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -31.8% | 3.95 real chained 2019 US$ | 2.69 real chained 2019 US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.87 real chained 2019 US$ | 18.3 real chained 2019 US$ | 21.37 real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 12.01 real chained 2019 US$ | 7.79 real chained 2019 US$ | 17.13 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.62 real chained 2019 US$ | 1.8 real chained 2019 US$ | 7.12 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.56 real chained 2019 US$ | 1.56 real chained 2019 US$ | 1.56 real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 120 Central African Republic 14.57 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 121 Ethiopia 12.9 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 122 Cambodia 1.63 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 124 Malawi 1.37 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 125 Nepal 0.7281 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 126 Belgium 0.3577 real chained 2019 US$ 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 nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total in Kenya?
- Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total in Kenya was 1.56 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4.
- What is the highest nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 21.37 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
- What is the lowest nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.56 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
- How does Kenya rank for nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total?
- Kenya ranks 123rd out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as part of Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Natural capital includes the valuation of renewable and nonrenewable natural capital. Renewable natural capital includes agricultural land (cropland and pastureland), forests (timber, and three ecosystem services: water, recretion and non-wood forest products), protected areas, mangroves and fisheries. Nonrenewable natural capital includes fossil fuel energy (oil, gas, hard and soft coal) and minerals (bauxite, copper, gold, iron ore, lead, nickel, phosphate, silver, tin, and zinc),Values are measured at market exchange rates in constant 2018 US dollars, using a country-specific GDP deflator.