Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Kenya

Kenya: Agricultural Soils — Emissions was 63.29 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
63.29 kt
Change on year
up 10.7%
World rank
27th
of 225 countries
All-time high
72.14 kt
in 2020
All-time low
14.79 kt
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Kenya, 1961–2023

20406080196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 63.29 kt for agricultural soils — emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of up 10.7% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions in Kenya peaked at 72.14 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.79 kt, in 1963.

Kenya ranks 27th of 225 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) in Kenya, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 15.17 kt
1962 15.45 kt +1.8%
1963 14.79 kt -4.2%
1964 15.95 kt +7.8%
1965 16.25 kt +1.9%
1966 16.59 kt +2.1%
1967 16.65 kt +0.4%
1968 16.69 kt +0.3%
1969 16.71 kt +0.1%
1970 17.9 kt +7.1%
1971 18.36 kt +2.6%
1972 18.87 kt +2.8%
1973 19.11 kt +1.3%
1974 19.28 kt +0.9%
1975 19.67 kt +2.0%
1976 19.51 kt -0.8%
1977 20.21 kt +3.6%
1978 22.13 kt +9.5%
1979 24.15 kt +9.1%
1980 22.02 kt -8.8%
1981 21.83 kt -0.9%
1982 24.01 kt +10.0%
1983 26.83 kt +11.8%
1984 27.34 kt +1.9%
1985 27.54 kt +0.7%
1986 28.07 kt +1.9%
1987 27.91 kt -0.6%
1988 30.38 kt +8.8%
1989 31.5 kt +3.7%
1990 32.14 kt +2.0%
1991 30.93 kt -3.8%
1992 30.72 kt -0.7%
1993 30.33 kt -1.3%
1994 30.7 kt +1.2%
1995 30.12 kt -1.9%
1996 28.68 kt -4.8%
1997 28.51 kt -0.6%
1998 28.38 kt -0.5%
1999 30.94 kt +9.0%
2000 28.75 kt -7.1%
2001 29.02 kt +0.9%
2002 29.96 kt +3.3%
2003 31.84 kt +6.3%
2004 33.76 kt +6.0%
2005 33.3 kt -1.4%
2006 32.06 kt -3.7%
2007 50.31 kt +57.0%
2008 50.8 kt +1.0%
2009 49.3 kt -2.9%
2010 49.75 kt +0.9%
2011 51.4 kt +3.3%
2012 50.69 kt -1.4%
2013 50.76 kt +0.1%
2014 51.3 kt +1.1%
2015 50.93 kt -0.7%
2016 55.84 kt +9.7%
2017 52.44 kt -6.1%
2018 54.04 kt +3.0%
2019 62.2 kt +15.1%
2020 72.14 kt +16.0%
2021 64.22 kt -11.0%
2022 57.19 kt -10.9%
2023 63.29 kt +10.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 16.03 kt 14.79 kt 16.71 kt 9
1970s 19.92 kt 17.9 kt 24.15 kt 10
1980s 26.74 kt 21.83 kt 31.5 kt 10
1990s 30.15 kt 28.38 kt 32.14 kt 10
2000s 36.91 kt 28.75 kt 50.8 kt 10
2010s 52.94 kt 49.75 kt 62.2 kt 10
2020s 64.21 kt 57.19 kt 72.14 kt 4

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 24 Ethiopia PDR 70.48 kt compare
  2. 25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 69.17 kt compare
  3. 26 Colombia 64.44 kt compare
  4. 28 Poland 62.24 kt compare
  5. 29 Ukraine 54.1 kt compare
  6. 30 Belarus 48.06 kt compare

See the full ranking of 279 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — emissions in Kenya?
Agricultural soils — emissions in Kenya was 63.29 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 72.14 kt in 2020.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 14.79 kt in 1963.
How does Kenya rank for agricultural soils — emissions?
Kenya ranks 27th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural soils — emissions rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. 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 Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O)
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
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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