Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Kenya
Kenya: Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 5,143 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Kenya, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Kenya stood at 5,143 ha. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Kenya peaked at 6,818 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5,143 ha, in 2022.
That places Kenya 85th out of 238 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,673 ha | 6,577 ha | 6,782 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,814 ha | 6,782 ha | 6,818 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,637 ha | 6,466 ha | 6,745 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,513 ha | 5,143 ha | 6,466 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 82 Brunei Darussalam 5,904 ha compare
- 83 Jamaica 5,868 ha compare
- 84 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 5,187 ha compare
- 86 Belize 4,391 ha compare
- 87 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4,308 ha compare
- 88 Albania 3,830 ha compare
More climate change data for Kenya
- Share co2 vs population 1.02 (2100)
- Population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Population, total 57.53 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.9% (2025)
- Urban population 18.53 million (2025)
- Urban population 32.2% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 0.3761 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 551.31 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 0.3761 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 0.3761 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Kenya?
- Drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Kenya was 5,143 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 6,818 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,143 ha in 2022.
- How does Kenya rank for drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1?
- Kenya ranks 85th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. 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 Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1. 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.