Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Kenya

Kenya: Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 17,415 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
17,415 kt
Change on year
up 10.3%
World rank
30th
of 222 countries
All-time high
19,871 kt
in 2020
All-time low
7,981 kt
in 1997
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Kenya, 1990–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1990200620231990: 8.9k kt1991: 8.6k kt1992: 8.5k kt1993: 8.4k kt1994: 8.5k kt1995: 8.4k kt1996: 8.0k kt1997: 8.0k kt1998: 8.3k kt1999: 8.7k kt2000: 8.0k kt2001: 8.1k kt2002: 8.4k kt2003: 8.9k kt2004: 9.4k kt2005: 9.3k kt2006: 8.9k kt2007: 14.0k kt2008: 14.0k kt2009: 13.6k kt2010: 13.7k kt2011: 14.1k kt2012: 14.2k kt2013: 14.0k kt2014: 14.2k kt2015: 14.1k kt2016: 15.4k kt2017: 14.5k kt2018: 14.9k kt2019: 17.1k kt2020: 19.9k kt2021: 17.7k kt2022: 15.8k kt2023: 17.4k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Kenya stood at 17,415 kt.

That represents a change of up 10.3% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Kenya peaked at 19,871 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7,981 kt, in 1997.

That places Kenya 30th out of 222 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.

Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Kenya, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 8,879 kt
1991 8,555 kt -3.6%
1992 8,502 kt -0.6%
1993 8,401 kt -1.2%
1994 8,520 kt +1.4%
1995 8,376 kt -1.7%
1996 8,033 kt -4.1%
1997 7,981 kt -0.7%
1998 8,260 kt +3.5%
1999 8,673 kt +5.0%
2000 8,024 kt -7.5%
2001 8,081 kt +0.7%
2002 8,357 kt +3.4%
2003 8,942 kt +7.0%
2004 9,373 kt +4.8%
2005 9,287 kt -0.9%
2006 8,929 kt -3.9%
2007 13,995 kt +56.7%
2008 13,989 kt -0.0%
2009 13,567 kt -3.0%
2010 13,687 kt +0.9%
2011 14,141 kt +3.3%
2012 14,181 kt +0.3%
2013 14,030 kt -1.1%
2014 14,155 kt +0.9%
2015 14,068 kt -0.6%
2016 15,403 kt +9.5%
2017 14,456 kt -6.1%
2018 14,915 kt +3.2%
2019 17,139 kt +14.9%
2020 19,871 kt +15.9%
2021 17,674 kt -11.1%
2022 15,786 kt -10.7%
2023 17,415 kt +10.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8,418 kt 7,981 kt 8,879 kt 10
2000s 10,254 kt 8,024 kt 13,995 kt 10
2010s 14,617 kt 13,687 kt 17,139 kt 10
2020s 17,686 kt 15,786 kt 19,871 kt 4

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 27 South Sudan 18,679 kt compare
  2. 28 Ukraine 18,476 kt compare
  3. 29 Zambia 17,774 kt compare
  4. 31 Uzbekistan 16,291 kt compare
  5. 32 Myanmar 14,864 kt compare
  6. 33 Belarus 14,587 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Kenya?
Agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Kenya was 17,415 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 19,871 kt in 2020.
What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 7,981 kt in 1997.
How does Kenya rank for agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Kenya ranks 30th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. 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) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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