IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Kenya
Kenya: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0918 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Kenya is 0.0918 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Kenya peaked at 0.1055 kt per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0222 kt per square kilometre, in 1963.
That places Kenya 43rd out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0229 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0233 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0222 kt per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0239 kt per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0243 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0249 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0249 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0251 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0251 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0268 kt per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0276 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0284 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0287 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.029 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0295 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0291 kt per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.03 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0328 kt per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1979 | 0.036 kt per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0326 kt per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0321 kt per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0356 kt per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0399 kt per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1984 | 0.041 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0407 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0416 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0416 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0447 kt per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0466 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0479 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0458 kt per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0455 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0451 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0453 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0449 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0423 kt per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0421 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0431 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0459 kt per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 0.042 kt per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0419 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0438 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0469 kt per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0499 kt per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0484 kt per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.047 kt per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0768 kt per square kilometre | +63.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0775 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0743 kt per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0747 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0768 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0763 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0749 kt per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0758 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0761 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0829 kt per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0767 kt per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0793 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0919 kt per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1055 kt per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0939 kt per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0839 kt per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0918 kt per square kilometre | +9.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0918 kt per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0544 kt per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0918 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0414 kt per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +63.3% | 0.047 kt per square kilometre | 0.0768 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0241 kt per square kilometre | 0.0222 kt per square kilometre | 0.0251 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0298 kt per square kilometre | 0.0268 kt per square kilometre | 0.036 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0397 kt per square kilometre | 0.0321 kt per square kilometre | 0.0466 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0448 kt per square kilometre | 0.0421 kt per square kilometre | 0.0479 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0548 kt per square kilometre | 0.0419 kt per square kilometre | 0.0775 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0785 kt per square kilometre | 0.0747 kt per square kilometre | 0.0919 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0938 kt per square kilometre | 0.0839 kt per square kilometre | 0.1055 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 40 Uzbekistan 0.0957 kt per square kilometre compare
- 41 Myanmar 0.0935 kt per square kilometre compare
- 42 Nigeria 0.0932 kt per square kilometre compare
- 44 Burkina Faso 0.0887 kt per square kilometre compare
- 45 Cuba 0.0882 kt per square kilometre compare
- 46 Austria 0.0867 kt per square kilometre compare
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 ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Kenya?
- Ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Kenya was 0.0918 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1055 kt per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0222 kt per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Kenya rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 43rd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.