Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Kenya

Kenya: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 2.81 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
2.81 kt
Change on year
up 51.4%
World rank
71st
of 214 countries
All-time high
38.4 kt
in 2000
All-time low
0 kt
in 2018
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Kenya, 1990–2023

0102030401990200620231990: 5.6 kt1991: 5.6 kt1992: 5.6 kt1993: 5.6 kt1994: 5.6 kt1995: 5.6 kt1996: 6.5 kt1997: 33.8 kt1998: 11.7 kt1999: 25.3 kt2000: 38.4 kt2001: 0.662 kt2002: 0.901 kt2003: 1.4 kt2004: 0.424 kt2005: 3.7 kt2006: 0.61 kt2007: 1 kt2008: 2 kt2009: 3.4 kt2010: 0.185 kt2011: 1.6 kt2012: 5.8 kt2013: 0.371 kt2014: 0.133 kt2015: 15.8 kt2016: 0.185 kt2017: 0.662 kt2018: 0 kt2019: 3.7 kt2020: 0.503 kt2021: 0.133 kt2022: 1.9 kt2023: 2.8 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Kenya stood at 2.81 kt.

That represents a change of up 51.4% on the previous year and up 657.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Kenya peaked at 38.4 kt in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 2018.

Kenya ranks 71st of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11.12 kt 5.64 kt 33.81 kt 10
2000s 5.24 kt 0.424 kt 38.4 kt 10
2010s 2.85 kt 0 kt 15.82 kt 10
2020s 1.32 kt 0.1325 kt 2.81 kt 4

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 68 Malaysia 3.84 kt compare
  2. 69 Ecuador 3.39 kt compare
  3. 70 Japan 2.84 kt compare
  4. 72 Panama 2.7 kt compare
  5. 73 Tunisia 2.52 kt compare
  6. 74 Fiji 2.07 kt compare

See the full ranking of 273 places →

More climate change data for Kenya

All data for Kenya →

Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Kenya?
Forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Kenya was 2.81 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 38.4 kt in 2000.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 2018.
How does Kenya rank for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Kenya ranks 71st out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
Is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 657.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Kenya. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 20 August 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/forest-fires-emissions-co2eq-from-n2o-ar5-fao-tier-1/kenya/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/forest-fires-emissions-co2eq-from-n2o-ar5-fao-tier-1/kenya/">Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Kenya</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 9,061 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf