IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square in Kenya
Kenya: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square was 0.0294 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.0294 kt per square kilometre for ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square in Kenya peaked at 0.0337 kt per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.007 kt per square kilometre, in 1963.
Kenya ranks 53rd of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0072 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0073 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.007 kt per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0075 kt per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0077 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0078 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0079 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0079 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0079 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0085 kt per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0087 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0089 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.009 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0091 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0093 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0092 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0096 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0105 kt per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0114 kt per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0104 kt per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0103 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0114 kt per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0127 kt per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0129 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.013 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0133 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0132 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0144 kt per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0149 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0154 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0148 kt per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0147 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0145 kt per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0147 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0144 kt per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0138 kt per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0137 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0142 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0149 kt per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0138 kt per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0139 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0143 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0154 kt per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0161 kt per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0159 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0153 kt per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0241 kt per square kilometre | +58.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0241 kt per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0234 kt per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0236 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0244 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0244 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0241 kt per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0244 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0241 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0263 kt per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0246 kt per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0253 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.029 kt per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0337 kt per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0299 kt per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0266 kt per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0294 kt per square kilometre | +10.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0294 kt per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0158 kt per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0294 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0139 kt per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square 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 | +58.3% | 0.0153 kt per square kilometre | 0.0241 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0076 kt per square kilometre | 0.007 kt per square kilometre | 0.0079 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0094 kt per square kilometre | 0.0085 kt per square kilometre | 0.0114 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0126 kt per square kilometre | 0.0103 kt per square kilometre | 0.0149 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0145 kt per square kilometre | 0.0137 kt per square kilometre | 0.0154 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0176 kt per square kilometre | 0.0138 kt per square kilometre | 0.0241 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.025 kt per square kilometre | 0.0236 kt per square kilometre | 0.029 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0299 kt per square kilometre | 0.0266 kt per square kilometre | 0.0337 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 50 Burkina Faso 0.0299 kt per square kilometre compare
- 51 Latvia 0.0298 kt per square kilometre compare
- 52 Indonesia 0.0297 kt per square kilometre compare
- 54 Bulgaria 0.0291 kt per square kilometre compare
- 55 Romania 0.0285 kt per square kilometre compare
- 56 South Sudan 0.0282 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) from n2o (ar5), per square in Kenya?
- Ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square in Kenya was 0.0294 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0337 kt per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.007 kt per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Kenya rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square?
- Kenya ranks 53rd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. 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) from N2O (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) from N2O (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) from N2O (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 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) from N2O (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.