Rice — Emissions intensity in Kenya
Kenya: Rice — Emissions intensity was 0.453 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rice — Emissions intensity in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.
Analysis
In 2023, rice — emissions intensity in Kenya stood at 0.453 kg CO2eq/kg.
That represents a change of down 19.5% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — emissions intensity in Kenya peaked at 1.9 kg CO2eq/kg in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.4268 kg CO2eq/kg, in 1977.
Kenya ranks 110th of 114 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Rice — Emissions intensity in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kg CO2eq/kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.983 kg CO2eq/kg | — |
| 1962 | 0.8613 kg CO2eq/kg | -12.4% |
| 1963 | 0.9461 kg CO2eq/kg | +9.8% |
| 1964 | 0.9541 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.4802 kg CO2eq/kg | -49.7% |
| 1966 | 0.4523 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.8% |
| 1967 | 0.4752 kg CO2eq/kg | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 0.4702 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.5503 kg CO2eq/kg | +17.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5302 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 0.5308 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4947 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.8% |
| 1973 | 0.5147 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 0.501 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.5048 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.4468 kg CO2eq/kg | -11.5% |
| 1977 | 0.4268 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4567 kg CO2eq/kg | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5697 kg CO2eq/kg | +24.7% |
| 1980 | 0.6275 kg CO2eq/kg | +10.1% |
| 1981 | 0.65 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 0.6257 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.6255 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6125 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9244 kg CO2eq/kg | +50.9% |
| 1986 | 0.7857 kg CO2eq/kg | -15.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7994 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.7169 kg CO2eq/kg | -10.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6343 kg CO2eq/kg | -11.5% |
| 1990 | 0.8105 kg CO2eq/kg | +27.8% |
| 1991 | 0.6608 kg CO2eq/kg | -18.5% |
| 1992 | 0.7179 kg CO2eq/kg | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6156 kg CO2eq/kg | -14.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6054 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.6233 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6609 kg CO2eq/kg | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6642 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.5705 kg CO2eq/kg | -14.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6463 kg CO2eq/kg | +13.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6995 kg CO2eq/kg | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7927 kg CO2eq/kg | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7542 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7278 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7043 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6633 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8818 kg CO2eq/kg | +32.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9009 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 1.9 kg CO2eq/kg | +111.4% |
| 2009 | 1.27 kg CO2eq/kg | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 0.607 kg CO2eq/kg | -52.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6405 kg CO2eq/kg | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5601 kg CO2eq/kg | -12.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6569 kg CO2eq/kg | +17.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6552 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6348 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7415 kg CO2eq/kg | +16.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9783 kg CO2eq/kg | +31.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6055 kg CO2eq/kg | -38.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4334 kg CO2eq/kg | -28.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4507 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4724 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5626 kg CO2eq/kg | +19.1% |
| 2023 | 0.453 kg CO2eq/kg | -19.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.453 kg CO2eq/kg is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.32 kg CO2eq/kg, 34% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.453 kg CO2eq/kg is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.72 kg CO2eq/kg, 26% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Emissions intensity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +111.4% | 0.9009 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.9 kg CO2eq/kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6859 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.4523 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.983 kg CO2eq/kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4976 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.4268 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.5697 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7002 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.6125 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.9244 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6575 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.5705 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.8105 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9298 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.6633 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.9 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6513 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.4334 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.9783 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4847 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.4507 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.5626 kg CO2eq/kg | 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 rice — emissions intensity in Kenya?
- Rice — emissions intensity in Kenya was 0.453 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — emissions intensity recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9 kg CO2eq/kg in 2008.
- What is the lowest rice — emissions intensity recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4268 kg CO2eq/kg in 1977.
- How does Kenya rank for rice — emissions intensity?
- Kenya ranks 110th out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. 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 Rice — Emissions intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.