AFOLU — Emissions (N2O) in Kenya
Kenya: AFOLU — Emissions (N2O) was 64.5 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
AFOLU — Emissions in Kenya, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 64.5 kt for afolu — emissions in 2023.
The figure is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions in Kenya peaked at 73.79 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 29.59 kt, in 1997.
Kenya ranks 38th of 257 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 (N2O) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.99 kt | — |
| 1991 | 31.77 kt | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 31.58 kt | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 31.19 kt | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 31.57 kt | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 31.01 kt | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 29.69 kt | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 29.59 kt | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 30.52 kt | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 32.13 kt | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 29.72 kt | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 29.78 kt | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 30.78 kt | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 32.98 kt | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 34.56 kt | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 34.17 kt | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 32.77 kt | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 51.87 kt | +58.3% |
| 2008 | 51.86 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 50.21 kt | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 50.67 kt | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 52.34 kt | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 52.49 kt | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 51.86 kt | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 52.31 kt | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 51.99 kt | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 56.95 kt | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 53.38 kt | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 55.09 kt | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 63.45 kt | +15.2% |
| 2020 | 73.79 kt | +16.3% |
| 2021 | 65.48 kt | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 58.36 kt | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 64.5 kt | +10.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 64.5 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.04 kt, 5.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 64.5 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.68 kt, 3.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where AFOLU — Emissions (N2O) 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 | +58.3% | 32.77 kt | 51.87 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.2 kt | 29.59 kt | 32.99 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.87 kt | 29.72 kt | 51.87 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.05 kt | 50.67 kt | 63.45 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.53 kt | 58.36 kt | 73.79 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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 in Kenya?
- Afolu — emissions in Kenya was 64.5 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 73.79 kt in 2020.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.59 kt in 1997.
- How does Kenya rank for afolu — emissions?
- Kenya ranks 38th out of 257 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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