Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O), per square kilometre in Kenya
Kenya: Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O), per square kilometre was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O), per square kilometre in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.0001 kt per square kilometre for agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in Kenya peaked at 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per square kilometre, in 1963.
That places Kenya 36th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O), per square kilometre in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1964 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1965 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1971 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1979 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1980 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1981 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1983 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1984 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1989 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +54.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +10.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0001 kt per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0001 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O), 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 | +54.6% | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 33 Hungary 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
- 34 Czechia 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
- 35 Serbia 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
- 37 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
- 38 Philippines 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
- 39 China 0.0001 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 agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in Kenya?
- Agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in Kenya was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Kenya rank for agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 36th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), per square kilometre rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. 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 Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) 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.
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural Soils — Direct 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
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) 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.