Drained organic soils — Area in Kenya
Kenya: Drained organic soils — Area was 5,143 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drained organic soils — Area in Kenya, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, drained organic soils — area 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 in Kenya peaked at 6,818 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5,143 ha, in 2022.
That places Kenya 77th 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.
Drained organic soils — Area in Kenya, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,577 ha | — |
| 1991 | 6,577 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6,577 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6,577 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6,577 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6,718 ha | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 6,782 ha | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 6,782 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 6,782 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6,782 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6,782 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6,818 ha | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 6,818 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6,818 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6,818 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6,818 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6,818 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6,818 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6,818 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6,818 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6,745 ha | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 6,673 ha | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 6,673 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6,654 ha | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 6,654 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6,654 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6,654 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6,654 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6,542 ha | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 6,466 ha | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 6,466 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5,668 ha | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 5,143 ha | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 5,143 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5,143 ha | +0.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 5,143 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.74 ha, 80.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
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
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 drained organic soils — area in Kenya?
- Drained organic soils — area 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 recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 6,818 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,143 ha in 2022.
- How does Kenya rank for drained organic soils — area?
- Kenya ranks 77th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — area 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. 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.