Waste — Emissions in Kenya

Kenya: Waste — Emissions was 2.12 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
2.12 kt
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
40th
of 197 countries
All-time high
2.12 kt
in 2023
All-time low
0.346 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions in Kenya, 1961–2023

0.511.52196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 2.12 kt for waste — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Kenya peaked at 2.12 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.346 kt, in 1961.

Kenya ranks 40th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.4184 kt 0.346 kt 0.494 kt 9
1970s 0.566 kt 0.485 kt 0.649 kt 10
1980s 0.7297 kt 0.628 kt 0.831 kt 10
1990s 0.9798 kt 0.826 kt 1.11 kt 10
2000s 1.3 kt 1.13 kt 1.48 kt 10
2010s 1.82 kt 1.58 kt 2 kt 10
2020s 2.08 kt 2.05 kt 2.12 kt 4

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 37 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2.33 kt compare
  2. 37 Ukraine 2.33 kt compare
  3. 39 Uzbekistan, Republic of 2.27 kt compare
  4. 41 Cook Islands 0.0008 kt compare
  5. 41 Saudi Arabia 2.03 kt compare
  6. 42 Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 0.0006 kt compare
  7. 42 Peru 2.01 kt compare
  8. 43 Niue 0.0001 kt compare
  9. 43 Sudan (former) 1.97 kt compare
  10. 43 Tokelau 0.0001 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions in Kenya?
Waste — emissions in Kenya was 2.12 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 2.12 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.346 kt in 1961.
How does Kenya rank for waste — emissions?
Kenya ranks 40th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf