Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Kenya
Kenya: Cropland organic soils — Emissions was 0.0321 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Kenya, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland organic soils — emissions in Kenya stood at 0.0321 kt. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — emissions in Kenya peaked at 0.0389 kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0321 kt, in 2022.
That places Kenya 75th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0363 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0363 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0363 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0363 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0363 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0383 kt | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0383 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0383 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0383 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0383 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0383 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0385 kt | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0385 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0385 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0385 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0385 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0385 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0385 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0385 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0385 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0371 kt | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0365 kt | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0365 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0361 kt | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0361 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0361 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0361 kt | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0361 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0361 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0389 kt | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0389 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0347 kt | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0321 kt | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0321 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0321 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0373 kt | 0.0363 kt | 0.0383 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0385 kt | 0.0383 kt | 0.0385 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0366 kt | 0.0361 kt | 0.0389 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.034 kt | 0.0321 kt | 0.0389 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 72 Slovakia 0.0389 kt compare
- 73 Brunei Darussalam 0.0384 kt compare
- 74 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0359 kt compare
- 76 Serbia and Montenegro 0.0263 kt compare
- 77 Jamaica 0.0261 kt compare
- 78 Peru 0.0206 kt compare
More climate change data for Kenya
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 9.13 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland organic soils — emissions in Kenya?
- Cropland organic soils — emissions in Kenya was 0.0321 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0389 kt in 2019.
- What is the lowest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0321 kt in 2022.
- How does Kenya rank for cropland organic soils — emissions?
- Kenya ranks 75th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. 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 — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.