Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions in Kenya

Kenya: Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions was 13.3 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
13.3 kt
Change on year
up 9.5%
World rank
20th
of 196 countries
All-time high
14.89 kt
in 2020
All-time low
2.99 kt
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions in Kenya, 1961–2023

2.557.51012.515196119922023

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

Analysis

Kenya recorded 13.3 kt for agricultural soils — indirect emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — indirect emissions in Kenya peaked at 14.89 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.99 kt, in 1963.

Kenya ranks 20th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O) in Kenya, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 3.06 kt
1962 3.1 kt +1.4%
1963 2.99 kt -3.8%
1964 3.2 kt +7.0%
1965 3.24 kt +1.5%
1966 3.31 kt +2.1%
1967 3.32 kt +0.3%
1968 3.33 kt +0.3%
1969 3.28 kt -1.3%
1970 3.46 kt +5.4%
1971 3.55 kt +2.7%
1972 3.64 kt +2.4%
1973 3.66 kt +0.7%
1974 3.69 kt +0.6%
1975 3.75 kt +1.9%
1976 3.73 kt -0.6%
1977 3.93 kt +5.3%
1978 4.37 kt +11.0%
1979 4.77 kt +9.2%
1980 4.38 kt -8.2%
1981 4.3 kt -1.8%
1982 4.74 kt +10.3%
1983 5.28 kt +11.3%
1984 5.31 kt +0.7%
1985 5.35 kt +0.7%
1986 5.45 kt +1.9%
1987 5.36 kt -1.7%
1988 5.95 kt +10.9%
1989 6.25 kt +5.1%
1990 6.35 kt +1.6%
1991 6.11 kt -3.8%
1992 6.09 kt -0.3%
1993 6.03 kt -0.9%
1994 6.06 kt +0.5%
1995 6.03 kt -0.6%
1996 5.64 kt -6.4%
1997 5.68 kt +0.7%
1998 5.58 kt -1.7%
1999 6.14 kt +9.9%
2000 5.62 kt -8.4%
2001 5.66 kt +0.7%
2002 5.97 kt +5.5%
2003 6.29 kt +5.4%
2004 6.81 kt +8.1%
2005 6.67 kt -2.0%
2006 6.25 kt -6.3%
2007 10.69 kt +71.0%
2008 10.88 kt +1.8%
2009 10.5 kt -3.5%
2010 10.6 kt +1.0%
2011 10.86 kt +2.4%
2012 10.3 kt -5.1%
2013 10.35 kt +0.5%
2014 10.66 kt +3.0%
2015 10.62 kt -0.4%
2016 11.55 kt +8.8%
2017 10.77 kt -6.8%
2018 11.26 kt +4.6%
2019 13.36 kt +18.7%
2020 14.89 kt +11.5%
2021 13.4 kt -10.1%
2022 12.15 kt -9.3%
2023 13.3 kt +9.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.2 kt 2.99 kt 3.33 kt 9
1970s 3.86 kt 3.46 kt 4.77 kt 10
1980s 5.24 kt 4.3 kt 6.25 kt 10
1990s 5.97 kt 5.58 kt 6.35 kt 10
2000s 7.53 kt 5.62 kt 10.88 kt 10
2010s 11.03 kt 10.3 kt 13.36 kt 10
2020s 13.43 kt 12.15 kt 14.89 kt 4

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 17 Sudan 18.37 kt compare
  2. 18 Russian Federation 17.39 kt compare
  3. 19 Ethiopia PDR 14.46 kt compare
  4. 21 Colombia 10.92 kt compare
  5. 22 France 10.31 kt compare
  6. 23 Mali 10.24 kt compare

See the full ranking of 248 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — indirect emissions in Kenya?
Agricultural soils — indirect emissions in Kenya was 13.3 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — indirect emissions recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 14.89 kt in 2020.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — indirect emissions recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 2.99 kt in 1963.
How does Kenya rank for agricultural soils — indirect emissions?
Kenya ranks 20th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural soils — indirect emissions rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. 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 — Indirect emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
248 places, 14,264 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