Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Kenya
Kenya: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions was 5.31 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Kenya, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 5.31 kt for industrial wastewater — emissions in 2023.
That represents a change of down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial wastewater — emissions in Kenya peaked at 6.02 kt in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.78 kt, in 1990.
That places Kenya 56th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.78 kt | — |
| 1991 | 2.99 kt | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 2.96 kt | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 2.9 kt | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 2.82 kt | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 3.57 kt | +26.8% |
| 1996 | 3.58 kt | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 3.39 kt | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 3.69 kt | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 3.81 kt | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 3.58 kt | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 3.49 kt | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 4.18 kt | +19.7% |
| 2003 | 4.09 kt | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 3.84 kt | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 3.95 kt | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 4.2 kt | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 4.48 kt | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 4.41 kt | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 5.01 kt | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 4.97 kt | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 5.23 kt | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 5.41 kt | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 6.02 kt | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 5.37 kt | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 4.99 kt | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 5.09 kt | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 5.16 kt | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 5.31 kt | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 5.31 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.31 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.31 kt | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.31 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.31 kt | +0.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 5.31 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.1 kt, 4.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 5.31 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4885 kt, 10.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.25 kt | 2.78 kt | 3.81 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.12 kt | 3.49 kt | 5.01 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.29 kt | 4.97 kt | 6.02 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.31 kt | 5.31 kt | 5.31 kt | 4 |
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 industrial wastewater — emissions in Kenya?
- Industrial wastewater — emissions in Kenya was 5.31 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 6.02 kt in 2013.
- What is the lowest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.78 kt in 1990.
- How does Kenya rank for industrial wastewater — emissions?
- Kenya ranks 56th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is industrial wastewater — emissions rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.