Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Kenya
Kenya: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre was 0.0827 units per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Kenya, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2022, sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Kenya stood at 0.0827 units per square kilometre.
The figure is up 18.6% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Kenya peaked at 0.1346 units per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0351 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Kenya 161st out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Kenya, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.038 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0413 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0405 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0355 units per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0385 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0398 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0411 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0447 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0439 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0971 units per square kilometre | +121.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0959 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0944 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0912 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0831 units per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0775 units per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0805 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.08 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0791 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0763 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0767 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0789 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0642 units per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0744 units per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0716 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0805 units per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0755 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0752 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0722 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0761 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0727 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0743 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0778 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0757 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0646 units per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0726 units per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0687 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0739 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0802 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 0.094 units per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0925 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0811 units per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0732 units per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0815 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0922 units per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1066 units per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1037 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1147 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 0.127 units per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1253 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1346 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1046 units per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1073 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1213 units per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0684 units per square kilometre | -43.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0768 units per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0908 units per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0733 units per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0681 units per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 0.054 units per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0697 units per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0827 units per square kilometre | +18.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0827 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1991 units per square kilometre, 42% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0827 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0796 units per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +121.4% | 0.0439 units per square kilometre | 0.0971 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0394 units per square kilometre | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | 0.0447 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0823 units per square kilometre | 0.0439 units per square kilometre | 0.0971 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0745 units per square kilometre | 0.0642 units per square kilometre | 0.0805 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0737 units per square kilometre | 0.0646 units per square kilometre | 0.0802 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0966 units per square kilometre | 0.0732 units per square kilometre | 0.127 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0971 units per square kilometre | 0.0681 units per square kilometre | 0.1346 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0688 units per square kilometre | 0.054 units per square kilometre | 0.0827 units per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 158 Guinea 0.0891 units per square kilometre compare
- 159 Benin 0.0833 units per square kilometre compare
- 160 Mongolia 0.0832 units per square kilometre compare
- 162 Guinea-Bissau 0.0766 units per square kilometre compare
- 163 Liberia 0.0763 units per square kilometre compare
- 164 Uganda 0.0749 units per square kilometre compare
More energy & mining data for Kenya
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 6.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 23.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Kenya?
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Kenya was 0.0827 units per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1346 units per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0351 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 161st out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. 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 Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sulphur dioxide and coal 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.
Sulphur dioxide and coal ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Sulphur dioxide and coal 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.