Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps in Kenya
Kenya: Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps was 4 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in Kenya, 1982–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Kenya is 4, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 33.3% on the previous year and up 300.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Kenya peaked at 8 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1982.
That places Kenya 17th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1 | — |
| 1983 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.33 | +133.3% |
| 2001 | 3.67 | +57.1% |
| 2002 | 5 | +36.4% |
| 2003 | 2 | -60.0% |
| 2004 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2005 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2006 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8 | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 2 | -75.0% |
| 2010 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | +66.7% |
| 2012 | 1 | -80.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | -75.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2018 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2024 | 4 | +33.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 4 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1, 4.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 4 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1, 4.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +300.0% | 1 | 4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.8 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
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 climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Kenya?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Kenya was 4 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2008.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1982.
- How does Kenya rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total?
- Kenya ranks 17th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 300.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) with 1,354 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL International Monetary Fund
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) with 1,354 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.