Domestic Wastewater — Emissions in Kenya
Kenya: Domestic Wastewater — Emissions was 65.78 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions in Kenya, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic wastewater — emissions in Kenya is 65.78 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic wastewater — emissions in Kenya peaked at 65.78 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.21 kt, in 1990.
Kenya ranks 26th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.21 kt | — |
| 1991 | 28.11 kt | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 28.98 kt | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 29.86 kt | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 30.74 kt | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 31.62 kt | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 32.51 kt | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 33.41 kt | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 34.34 kt | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 35.35 kt | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 36.43 kt | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 37.59 kt | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 38.79 kt | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 40 kt | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 41.27 kt | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 42.55 kt | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 43.87 kt | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 45.22 kt | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 46.61 kt | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 48.04 kt | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 49.45 kt | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 50.83 kt | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 52.17 kt | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 53.48 kt | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 54.74 kt | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 55.98 kt | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 57.23 kt | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 58.48 kt | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 59.68 kt | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 60.87 kt | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 62.07 kt | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 63.26 kt | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 64.49 kt | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 65.78 kt | +2.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 65.78 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.23 kt, 4.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 65.78 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.75 kt, 3.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.21 kt | 27.21 kt | 35.35 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.04 kt | 36.43 kt | 48.04 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.29 kt | 49.45 kt | 60.87 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.9 kt | 62.07 kt | 65.78 kt | 4 |
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 domestic wastewater — emissions in Kenya?
- Domestic wastewater — emissions in Kenya was 65.78 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest domestic wastewater — emissions recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 65.78 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest domestic wastewater — emissions recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.21 kt in 1990.
- How does Kenya rank for domestic wastewater — emissions?
- Kenya ranks 26th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic wastewater — emissions rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. 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 Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.