Kenya vs Southern Africa: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O

Kenya
16,772 kt
in 2023
Southern Africa
14,555 kt
in 2023
Kenya rank
27th
Southern Africa rank
29th

Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • Kenya
  • Southern Africa
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196119922023

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 16,772 kt against 14,555 kt in Southern Africa, a difference of 2,217 kt.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Southern Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Southern Africa ahead.

Kenya ranks 27th and Southern Africa ranks 29th of 225 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Southern Africa in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 4,247 kt 12,020 kt 7,773 kt Southern Africa
1970s 5,279 kt 13,546 kt 8,267 kt Southern Africa
1980s 7,087 kt 14,425 kt 7,338 kt Southern Africa
1990s 7,988 kt 14,723 kt 6,735 kt Southern Africa
2000s 9,781 kt 15,144 kt 5,363 kt Southern Africa
2010s 14,028 kt 15,061 kt 1,033 kt Southern Africa
2020s 17,016 kt 14,858 kt 2,157 kt Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, Kenya or Southern Africa?
Kenya, at 16,772 kt against 14,555 kt in Southern Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between Kenya and Southern Africa?
2,217 kt, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Southern Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Southern Africa rank globally for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Kenya ranks 27th and Southern Africa ranks 29th of 225 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
279 places, 15,432 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf