Waste — Emissions Share in Kenya
Kenya: Waste — Emissions Share was 2.97 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Kenya, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 2.97 % for waste — emissions share in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Kenya peaked at 3.76 % in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.3 %, in 1990.
That places Kenya 167th out of 222 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.3 % | — |
| 1991 | 2.37 % | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 2.51 % | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 2.68 % | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 2.84 % | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 2.96 % | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 3.16 % | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 3.22 % | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 3.21 % | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 3.08 % | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 3.32 % | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 3.44 % | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 3.39 % | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 3.27 % | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 3.3 % | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 3.48 % | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 3.76 % | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 2.49 % | -33.8% |
| 2008 | 2.54 % | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 2.68 % | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 2.83 % | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 2.88 % | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 2.96 % | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 3.06 % | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 3.11 % | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 3.22 % | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 3 % | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 3.19 % | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 3.16 % | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.85 % | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 2.55 % | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 2.85 % | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 3.2 % | +12.3% |
| 2023 | 2.97 % | -7.2% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 2.97 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.82 %, 62% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 2.97 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.44 %, 86% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions Share 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 | -33.8% | 3.76 % | 2.49 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.83 % | 2.3 % | 3.22 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.17 % | 2.49 % | 3.76 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.03 % | 2.83 % | 3.22 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.89 % | 2.55 % | 3.2 % | 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 waste — emissions share in Kenya?
- Waste — emissions share in Kenya was 2.97 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 3.76 % in 2006.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3 % in 1990.
- How does Kenya rank for waste — emissions share?
- Kenya ranks 167th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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 Waste — Emissions Share (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.