Agrifood systems — Emissions in Kenya
Kenya: Agrifood systems — Emissions was 1,530 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agrifood systems — Emissions in Kenya, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, agrifood systems — emissions in Kenya stood at 1,530 kt.
The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions in Kenya peaked at 1,721 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 761.31 kt, in 1996.
Kenya ranks 32nd 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.
Agrifood systems — Emissions in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 830.77 kt | — |
| 1991 | 803.93 kt | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 801.4 kt | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 798.27 kt | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 801.18 kt | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 799.46 kt | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 761.31 kt | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 761.46 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 774.8 kt | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 817.76 kt | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 762.87 kt | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 761.84 kt | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 791.8 kt | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 835.65 kt | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 883.12 kt | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 859.69 kt | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 845.99 kt | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 1,273 kt | +50.4% |
| 2008 | 1,290 kt | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 1,243 kt | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 1,249 kt | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1,278 kt | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 1,269 kt | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1,250 kt | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 1,265 kt | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1,282 kt | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 1,381 kt | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 1,294 kt | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 1,339 kt | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 1,528 kt | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 1,721 kt | +12.6% |
| 2021 | 1,561 kt | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 1,421 kt | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 1,530 kt | +7.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 1,530 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 282.97 kt, 5.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 1,530 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 298.86 kt, 5.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agrifood systems — Emissions 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 | +50.4% | 845.99 kt | 1,273 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 795.03 kt | 761.31 kt | 830.77 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 954.69 kt | 761.84 kt | 1,290 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,314 kt | 1,249 kt | 1,528 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,558 kt | 1,421 kt | 1,721 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 agrifood systems — emissions in Kenya?
- Agrifood systems — emissions in Kenya was 1,530 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1,721 kt in 2020.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 761.31 kt in 1996.
- How does Kenya rank for agrifood systems — emissions?
- Kenya ranks 32nd out of 257 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems — emissions rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. 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 Agrifood systems — Emissions (CH4). 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