Police officers per 1,000 people in Kenya
Kenya: Police officers per 1,000 people was 1.85 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Police officers per 1,000 people in Kenya, 2005–2015
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, police officers per 1,000 people in Kenya stood at 1.85. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, police officers per 1,000 people in Kenya peaked at 2.18 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.85, in 2015.
Kenya ranks 100th of 103 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.07 | 2 | 2.18 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.94 | 1.85 | 2.01 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More reference data data for Kenya
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 58.05 (2050)
- 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 - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 67.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 68.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.1803 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is police officers per 1,000 people in Kenya?
- Police officers per 1,000 people in Kenya was 1.85 in 2015, according to Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest police officers per 1,000 people recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 2.18 in 2008.
- What is the lowest police officers per 1,000 people recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.85 in 2015.
- How does Kenya rank for police officers per 1,000 people?
- Kenya ranks 100th out of 103 countries with data for 2015.
- Is police officers per 1,000 people rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Police officers per 1,000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measures the number of police officers per 1,000 people