Number of missing persons due to disaster (number) in Kenya
Kenya: Number of missing persons due to disaster (number) was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of missing persons due to disaster in Kenya, 2005–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of missing persons due to disaster in Kenya is 1, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 98.7% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of missing persons due to disaster in Kenya peaked at 87 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2012.
That places Kenya 41st out of 117 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of missing persons due to disaster (number) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 30 | — |
| 2010 | 6 | -80.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | -50.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2013 | 9 | +800.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | -88.9% |
| 2019 | 17 | +1600.0% |
| 2020 | 23 | +35.3% |
| 2021 | 18 | -21.7% |
| 2022 | 87 | +383.3% |
| 2023 | 1 | -98.9% |
| 2024 | 76 | +7500.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | -98.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 1 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 1 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5, 2.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of missing persons due to disaster (number) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +7500.0% | 1 | 76 |
| 2019 | +1600.0% | 1 | 17 |
| 2013 | +800.0% | 1 | 9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30 | 30 | 30 | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.17 | 1 | 17 | 6 |
| 2020s | 34.33 | 1 | 87 | 6 |
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 number of missing persons due to disaster in Kenya?
- Number of missing persons due to disaster in Kenya was 1 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of missing persons due to disaster recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 87 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of missing persons due to disaster recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2012.
- How does Kenya rank for number of missing persons due to disaster?
- Kenya ranks 41st out of 117 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of missing persons due to disaster rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of missing persons due to disaster (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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