Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) in Kenya

Kenya: Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) was 62,161 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
62,161 kt
Change on year
up 8.1%
World rank
49th
of 217 countries
All-time high
74,277 kt
in 2015
All-time low
30,031 kt
in 1997
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) in Kenya, 1990–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1990200620231990: 32.9k kt1991: 31.6k kt1992: 31.6k kt1993: 31.4k kt1994: 31.7k kt1995: 31.5k kt1996: 30.2k kt1997: 30.0k kt1998: 30.7k kt1999: 32.3k kt2000: 30.1k kt2001: 30.2k kt2002: 31.3k kt2003: 33.2k kt2004: 35.0k kt2005: 34.2k kt2006: 33.6k kt2007: 50.7k kt2008: 51.2k kt2009: 49.5k kt2010: 49.7k kt2011: 73.8k kt2012: 73.6k kt2013: 73.0k kt2014: 73.9k kt2015: 74.3k kt2016: 55.8k kt2017: 52.5k kt2018: 54.0k kt2019: 61.8k kt2020: 69.9k kt2021: 63.4k kt2022: 57.5k kt2023: 62.2k kt

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

Analysis

Kenya recorded 62,161 kt for agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) in Kenya peaked at 74,277 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 30,031 kt, in 1997.

That places Kenya 49th out of 217 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 31,388 kt 30,031 kt 32,857 kt 10
2000s 37,918 kt 30,130 kt 51,214 kt 10
2010s 64,226 kt 49,666 kt 74,277 kt 10
2020s 63,227 kt 57,486 kt 69,889 kt 4

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 46 Mali 66,022 kt compare
  2. 46 Niue 2.42 kt compare
  3. 47 Tokelau 1.19 kt compare
  4. 47 Zambia 64,951 kt compare
  5. 48 Algeria 64,786 kt compare
  6. 50 South Sudan 60,650 kt compare
  7. 51 Uganda 60,007 kt compare
  8. 52 Mongolia 59,936 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) in Kenya?
Agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) in Kenya was 62,161 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 74,277 kt in 2015.
What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 30,031 kt in 1997.
How does Kenya rank for agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq)?
Kenya ranks 49th out of 217 countries with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,163 data points, 1990–2023
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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