Grassland organic soils — Area in Kenya
Kenya: Grassland organic soils — Area was 3,363 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Grassland organic soils — Area in Kenya, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland organic soils — area in Kenya is 3,363 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — area in Kenya peaked at 4,678 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3,363 ha, in 2022.
That places Kenya 60th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,606 ha | 4,558 ha | 4,667 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,677 ha | 4,667 ha | 4,678 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,628 ha | 4,357 ha | 4,674 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,641 ha | 3,363 ha | 4,357 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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 grassland organic soils — area in Kenya?
- Grassland organic soils — area in Kenya was 3,363 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 4,678 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,363 ha in 2022.
- How does Kenya rank for grassland organic soils — area?
- Kenya ranks 60th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland organic soils — area rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. 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 Grassland 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.