AFOLU — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Kenya
Kenya: AFOLU — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre was 0.0022 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
AFOLU — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Kenya, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, afolu — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Kenya stood at 0.0022 kt per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Kenya peaked at 0.0026 kt per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.001 kt per square kilometre, in 2001.
Kenya ranks 43rd of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
AFOLU — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2001 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +65.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | +9.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0022 kt per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0011 kt per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0022 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.001 kt per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where AFOLU — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +65.7% | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 40 Nauru 0.0023 kt per square kilometre compare
- 41 Uzbekistan 0.0023 kt per square kilometre compare
- 42 Nigeria 0.0023 kt per square kilometre compare
- 44 Austria 0.0022 kt per square kilometre compare
- 45 East Timor 0.0021 kt per square kilometre compare
- 46 Paraguay 0.0021 kt per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Kenya
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 276.34 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 50,641 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,186 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,454 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 61.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,231 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,372 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,116 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 255.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.99 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Kenya?
- Afolu — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Kenya was 0.0022 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest afolu — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0026 kt per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 kt per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Kenya rank for afolu — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 43rd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. 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 AFOLU — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
AFOLU — Emissions (CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
AFOLU — Emissions (CH4) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- AFOLU — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
AFOLU — Emissions (CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.