Years colonized in Kenya

Kenya: Years colonized was 69 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
69
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
88th
of 159 countries
All-time high
69
in 1963
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Kenya, 1462–2022

0204060146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for years colonized in Kenya is 69, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in Kenya peaked at 69 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

That places Kenya 88th out of 159 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Years colonized in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in Kenya, 1462 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 0 —
1483 0 —
1484 0 —
1485 0 —
1486 0 —
1487 0 —
1488 0 —
1489 0 —
1490 0 —
1491 0 —
1492 0 —
1493 0 —
1494 0 —
1495 0 —
1496 0 —
1497 0 —
1498 0 —
1499 0 —
1500 0 —
1501 0 —
1502 0 —
1503 0 —
1504 0 —
1505 0 —
1506 0 —
1507 0 —
1508 0 —
1509 0 —
1510 0 —
1511 0 —
1512 0 —
1513 0 —
1514 0 —
1515 0 —
1516 0 —
1517 0 —
1518 0 —
1519 0 —
1520 0 —
1521 0 —
1522 0 —
1523 0 —
1524 0 —
1525 0 —
1526 0 —
1527 0 —
1528 0 —
1529 0 —
1530 0 —
1531 0 —
1532 0 —
1533 0 —
1534 0 —
1535 0 —
1536 0 —
1537 0 —
1538 0 —
1539 0 —
1540 0 —
1541 0 —
1542 0 —
1543 0 —
1544 0 —
1545 0 —
1546 0 —
1547 0 —
1548 0 —
1549 0 —
1550 0 —
1551 0 —
1552 0 —
1553 0 —
1554 0 —
1555 0 —
1556 0 —
1557 0 —
1558 0 —
1559 0 —
1560 0 —
1561 0 —
1562 0 —
1563 0 —
1564 0 —
1565 0 —
1566 0 —
1567 0 —
1568 0 —
1569 0 —
1570 0 —
1571 0 —
1572 0 —
1573 0 —
1574 0 —
1575 0 —
1576 0 —
1577 0 —
1578 0 —
1579 0 —
1580 0 —
1581 0 —
1582 0 —
1583 0 —
1584 0 —
1585 0 —
1586 0 —
1587 0 —
1588 0 —
1589 0 —
1590 0 —
1591 0 —
1592 0 —
1593 0 —
1594 0 —
1595 0 —
1596 0 —
1597 0 —
1598 0 —
1599 0 —
1600 0 —
1601 0 —
1602 0 —
1603 0 —
1604 0 —
1605 0 —
1606 0 —
1607 0 —
1608 0 —
1609 0 —
1610 0 —
1611 0 —
1612 0 —
1613 0 —
1614 0 —
1615 0 —
1616 0 —
1617 0 —
1618 0 —
1619 0 —
1620 0 —
1621 0 —
1622 0 —
1623 0 —
1624 0 —
1625 0 —
1626 0 —
1627 0 —
1628 0 —
1629 0 —
1630 0 —
1631 0 —
1632 0 —
1633 0 —
1634 0 —
1635 0 —
1636 0 —
1637 0 —
1638 0 —
1639 0 —
1640 0 —
1641 0 —
1642 0 —
1643 0 —
1644 0 —
1645 0 —
1646 0 —
1647 0 —
1648 0 —
1649 0 —
1650 0 —
1651 0 —
1652 0 —
1653 0 —
1654 0 —
1655 0 —
1656 0 —
1657 0 —
1658 0 —
1659 0 —
1660 0 —
1661 0 —
1662 0 —
1663 0 —
1664 0 —
1665 0 —
1666 0 —
1667 0 —
1668 0 —
1669 0 —
1670 0 —
1671 0 —
1672 0 —
1673 0 —
1674 0 —
1675 0 —
1676 0 —
1677 0 —
1678 0 —
1679 0 —
1680 0 —
1681 0 —
1682 0 —
1683 0 —
1684 0 —
1685 0 —
1686 0 —
1687 0 —
1688 0 —
1689 0 —
1690 0 —
1691 0 —
1692 0 —
1693 0 —
1694 0 —
1695 0 —
1696 0 —
1697 0 —
1698 0 —
1699 0 —
1700 0 —
1701 0 —
1702 0 —
1703 0 —
1704 0 —
1705 0 —
1706 0 —
1707 0 —
1708 0 —
1709 0 —
1710 0 —
1711 0 —
1712 0 —
1713 0 —
1714 0 —
1715 0 —
1716 0 —
1717 0 —
1718 0 —
1719 0 —
1720 0 —
1721 0 —
1722 0 —
1723 0 —
1724 0 —
1725 0 —
1726 0 —
1727 0 —
1728 0 —
1729 0 —
1730 0 —
1731 0 —
1732 0 —
1733 0 —
1734 0 —
1735 0 —
1736 0 —
1737 0 —
1738 0 —
1739 0 —
1740 0 —
1741 0 —
1742 0 —
1743 0 —
1744 0 —
1745 0 —
1746 0 —
1747 0 —
1748 0 —
1749 0 —
1750 0 —
1751 0 —
1752 0 —
1753 0 —
1754 0 —
1755 0 —
1756 0 —
1757 0 —
1758 0 —
1759 0 —
1760 0 —
1761 0 —
1762 0 —
1763 0 —
1764 0 —
1765 0 —
1766 0 —
1767 0 —
1768 0 —
1769 0 —
1770 0 —
1771 0 —
1772 0 —
1773 0 —
1774 0 —
1775 0 —
1776 0 —
1777 0 —
1778 0 —
1779 0 —
1780 0 —
1781 0 —
1782 0 —
1783 0 —
1784 0 —
1785 0 —
1786 0 —
1787 0 —
1788 0 —
1789 0 —
1790 0 —
1791 0 —
1792 0 —
1793 0 —
1794 0 —
1795 0 —
1796 0 —
1797 0 —
1798 0 —
1799 0 —
1800 0 —
1801 0 —
1802 0 —
1803 0 —
1804 0 —
1805 0 —
1806 0 —
1807 0 —
1808 0 —
1809 0 —
1810 0 —
1811 0 —
1812 0 —
1813 0 —
1814 0 —
1815 0 —
1816 0 —
1817 0 —
1818 0 —
1819 0 —
1820 0 —
1821 0 —
1822 0 —
1823 0 —
1824 0 —
1825 0 —
1826 0 —
1827 0 —
1828 0 —
1829 0 —
1830 0 —
1831 0 —
1832 0 —
1833 0 —
1834 0 —
1835 0 —
1836 0 —
1837 0 —
1838 0 —
1839 0 —
1840 0 —
1841 0 —
1842 0 —
1843 0 —
1844 0 —
1845 0 —
1846 0 —
1847 0 —
1848 0 —
1849 0 —
1850 0 —
1851 0 —
1852 0 —
1853 0 —
1854 0 —
1855 0 —
1856 0 —
1857 0 —
1858 0 —
1859 0 —
1860 0 —
1861 0 —
1862 0 —
1863 0 —
1864 0 —
1865 0 —
1866 0 —
1867 0 —
1868 0 —
1869 0 —
1870 0 —
1871 0 —
1872 0 —
1873 0 —
1874 0 —
1875 0 —
1876 0 —
1877 0 —
1878 0 —
1879 0 —
1880 0 —
1881 0 —
1882 0 —
1883 0 —
1884 0 —
1885 0 —
1886 0 —
1887 0 —
1888 0 —
1889 0 —
1890 0 —
1891 0 —
1892 0 —
1893 0 —
1894 0 —
1895 1 —
1896 2 +100.0%
1897 3 +50.0%
1898 4 +33.3%
1899 5 +25.0%
1900 6 +20.0%
1901 7 +16.7%
1902 8 +14.3%
1903 9 +12.5%
1904 10 +11.1%
1905 11 +10.0%
1906 12 +9.1%
1907 13 +8.3%
1908 14 +7.7%
1909 15 +7.1%
1910 16 +6.7%
1911 17 +6.2%
1912 18 +5.9%
1913 19 +5.6%
1914 20 +5.3%
1915 21 +5.0%
1916 22 +4.8%
1917 23 +4.5%
1918 24 +4.3%
1919 25 +4.2%
1920 26 +4.0%
1921 27 +3.8%
1922 28 +3.7%
1923 29 +3.6%
1924 30 +3.4%
1925 31 +3.3%
1926 32 +3.2%
1927 33 +3.1%
1928 34 +3.0%
1929 35 +2.9%
1930 36 +2.9%
1931 37 +2.8%
1932 38 +2.7%
1933 39 +2.6%
1934 40 +2.6%
1935 41 +2.5%
1936 42 +2.4%
1937 43 +2.4%
1938 44 +2.3%
1939 45 +2.3%
1940 46 +2.2%
1941 47 +2.2%
1942 48 +2.1%
1943 49 +2.1%
1944 50 +2.0%
1945 51 +2.0%
1946 52 +2.0%
1947 53 +1.9%
1948 54 +1.9%
1949 55 +1.9%
1950 56 +1.8%
1951 57 +1.8%
1952 58 +1.8%
1953 59 +1.7%
1954 60 +1.7%
1955 61 +1.7%
1956 62 +1.6%
1957 63 +1.6%
1958 64 +1.6%
1959 65 +1.6%
1960 66 +1.5%
1961 67 +1.5%
1962 68 +1.5%
1963 69 +1.5%
1964 69 +0.0%
1965 69 +0.0%
1966 69 +0.0%
1967 69 +0.0%
1968 69 +0.0%
1969 69 +0.0%
1970 69 +0.0%
1971 69 +0.0%
1972 69 +0.0%
1973 69 +0.0%
1974 69 +0.0%
1975 69 +0.0%
1976 69 +0.0%
1977 69 +0.0%
1978 69 +0.0%
1979 69 +0.0%
1980 69 +0.0%
1981 69 +0.0%
1982 69 +0.0%
1983 69 +0.0%
1984 69 +0.0%
1985 69 +0.0%
1986 69 +0.0%
1987 69 +0.0%
1988 69 +0.0%
1989 69 +0.0%
1990 69 +0.0%
1991 69 +0.0%
1992 69 +0.0%
1993 69 +0.0%
1994 69 +0.0%
1995 69 +0.0%
1996 69 +0.0%
1997 69 +0.0%
1998 69 +0.0%
1999 69 +0.0%
2000 69 +0.0%
2001 69 +0.0%
2002 69 +0.0%
2003 69 +0.0%
2004 69 +0.0%
2005 69 +0.0%
2006 69 +0.0%
2007 69 +0.0%
2008 69 +0.0%
2009 69 +0.0%
2010 69 +0.0%
2011 69 +0.0%
2012 69 +0.0%
2013 69 +0.0%
2014 69 +0.0%
2015 69 +0.0%
2016 69 +0.0%
2017 69 +0.0%
2018 69 +0.0%
2019 69 +0.0%
2020 69 +0.0%
2021 69 +0.0%
2022 69 +0.0%

Kenya compared with similar countries

  • Kenya's 69 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.5, 95% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Kenya's 69 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized 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
1896 +100.0% 1 2
1897 +50.0% 2 3
1898 +33.3% 3 4
1899 +25.0% 4 5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 0 0 0 10
1490s 0 0 0 10
1500s 0 0 0 10
1510s 0 0 0 10
1520s 0 0 0 10
1530s 0 0 0 10
1540s 0 0 0 10
1550s 0 0 0 10
1560s 0 0 0 10
1570s 0 0 0 10
1580s 0 0 0 10
1590s 0 0 0 10
1600s 0 0 0 10
1610s 0 0 0 10
1620s 0 0 0 10
1630s 0 0 0 10
1640s 0 0 0 10
1650s 0 0 0 10
1660s 0 0 0 10
1670s 0 0 0 10
1680s 0 0 0 10
1690s 0 0 0 10
1700s 0 0 0 10
1710s 0 0 0 10
1720s 0 0 0 10
1730s 0 0 0 10
1740s 0 0 0 10
1750s 0 0 0 10
1760s 0 0 0 10
1770s 0 0 0 10
1780s 0 0 0 10
1790s 0 0 0 10
1800s 0 0 0 10
1810s 0 0 0 10
1820s 0 0 0 10
1830s 0 0 0 10
1840s 0 0 0 10
1850s 0 0 0 10
1860s 0 0 0 10
1870s 0 0 0 10
1880s 0 0 0 10
1890s 1.5 0 5 10
1900s 10.5 6 15 10
1910s 20.5 16 25 10
1920s 30.5 26 35 10
1930s 40.5 36 45 10
1940s 50.5 46 55 10
1950s 60.5 56 65 10
1960s 68.4 66 69 10
1970s 69 69 69 10
1980s 69 69 69 10
1990s 69 69 69 10
2000s 69 69 69 10
2010s 69 69 69 10
2020s 69 69 69 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Kenya?
Years colonized in Kenya was 69 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 69 in 1963.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Kenya rank for years colonized?
Kenya ranks 88th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
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