Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Kenya

Kenya: Grassland organic soils — Emissions was 0.0474 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0474 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
54th
of 221 countries
All-time high
0.0644 kt
in 1996
All-time low
0.0474 kt
in 2022
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Kenya, 1990–2024

00.020.040.061990200720241990: 0.064 kt1991: 0.064 kt1992: 0.064 kt1993: 0.064 kt1994: 0.064 kt1995: 0.064 kt1996: 0.064 kt1997: 0.064 kt1998: 0.064 kt1999: 0.064 kt2000: 0.064 kt2001: 0.064 kt2002: 0.064 kt2003: 0.064 kt2004: 0.064 kt2005: 0.064 kt2006: 0.064 kt2007: 0.064 kt2008: 0.064 kt2009: 0.064 kt2010: 0.064 kt2011: 0.064 kt2012: 0.064 kt2013: 0.064 kt2014: 0.064 kt2015: 0.064 kt2016: 0.064 kt2017: 0.064 kt2018: 0.063 kt2019: 0.06 kt2020: 0.06 kt2021: 0.053 kt2022: 0.047 kt2023: 0.047 kt2024: 0.047 kt

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

Analysis

Kenya recorded 0.0474 kt for grassland organic soils — emissions in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is down 26.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — emissions in Kenya peaked at 0.0644 kt in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0474 kt, in 2022.

That places Kenya 54th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Kenya, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0635 kt
1991 0.0635 kt +0.0%
1992 0.0635 kt +0.0%
1993 0.0635 kt +0.0%
1994 0.0635 kt +0.0%
1995 0.0639 kt +0.6%
1996 0.0644 kt +0.8%
1997 0.0644 kt +0.0%
1998 0.0644 kt +0.0%
1999 0.0644 kt +0.0%
2000 0.0644 kt +0.0%
2001 0.0644 kt +0.0%
2002 0.0644 kt +0.0%
2003 0.0644 kt +0.0%
2004 0.0644 kt +0.0%
2005 0.0644 kt +0.0%
2006 0.0644 kt +0.0%
2007 0.0644 kt +0.0%
2008 0.0644 kt +0.0%
2009 0.0644 kt +0.0%
2010 0.0644 kt +0.0%
2011 0.0644 kt +0.0%
2012 0.0644 kt +0.0%
2013 0.0644 kt +0.0%
2014 0.0644 kt +0.0%
2015 0.0644 kt +0.0%
2016 0.0644 kt +0.0%
2017 0.0644 kt +0.0%
2018 0.0627 kt -2.6%
2019 0.0602 kt -4.0%
2020 0.0602 kt +0.0%
2021 0.0526 kt -12.6%
2022 0.0474 kt -9.9%
2023 0.0474 kt +0.0%
2024 0.0474 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0639 kt 0.0635 kt 0.0644 kt 10
2000s 0.0644 kt 0.0644 kt 0.0644 kt 10
2010s 0.0638 kt 0.0602 kt 0.0644 kt 10
2020s 0.051 kt 0.0474 kt 0.0602 kt 5

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 51 India 0.0603 kt compare
  2. 52 Papua New Guinea 0.0596 kt compare
  3. 53 Colombia 0.0524 kt compare
  4. 55 Czechia 0.046 kt compare
  5. 56 Spain 0.0449 kt compare
  6. 57 Thailand 0.0442 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland organic soils — emissions in Kenya?
Grassland organic soils — emissions in Kenya was 0.0474 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 0.0644 kt in 1996.
What is the lowest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0474 kt in 2022.
How does Kenya rank for grassland organic soils — emissions?
Kenya ranks 54th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is grassland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. 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 — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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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.