Cropland organic soils — Area in Kenya
Kenya: Cropland organic soils — Area was 1,780 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland organic soils — Area in Kenya, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland organic soils — area in Kenya is 1,780 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — area in Kenya peaked at 2,140 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,780 ha, in 2022.
Kenya ranks 77th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Cropland organic soils — Area in Kenya, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,019 ha | — |
| 1991 | 2,019 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2,019 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2,019 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2,019 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,116 ha | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 2,116 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2,116 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2,116 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2,116 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2,116 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2,140 ha | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 2,140 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,140 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,140 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,140 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,140 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,140 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,140 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,140 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,071 ha | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 2,002 ha | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 2,002 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,984 ha | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 1,984 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,984 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,984 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,984 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,984 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,109 ha | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 2,109 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,908 ha | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 1,780 ha | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 1,780 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,780 ha | +0.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 1,780 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.47 ha, 170.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,067 ha | 2,019 ha | 2,116 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,137 ha | 2,116 ha | 2,140 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,009 ha | 1,984 ha | 2,109 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,871 ha | 1,780 ha | 2,109 ha | 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 cropland organic soils — area in Kenya?
- Cropland organic soils — area in Kenya was 1,780 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland organic soils — area recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 2,140 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest cropland organic soils — area recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,780 ha in 2022.
- How does Kenya rank for cropland organic soils — area?
- Kenya ranks 77th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland organic soils — area rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.