Human caused air pollution exposure in Kenya
Kenya: Human caused air pollution exposure was 20.17 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Human caused air pollution exposure in Kenya, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 20.17 for human caused air pollution exposure in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.0% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in Kenya peaked at 20.17 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.63, in 1999.
That places Kenya 58th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Human caused air pollution exposure in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10.6 | — |
| 1999 | 8.63 | -18.6% |
| 2000 | 17.82 | +106.5% |
| 2001 | 19.74 | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 16.12 | -18.3% |
| 2003 | 17.25 | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 16.38 | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 15.87 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 16.37 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 18.96 | +15.8% |
| 2008 | 17.13 | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 17.34 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 18.92 | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 19.04 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 19.26 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 19.28 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 17.26 | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 17.51 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 17.99 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 16.6 | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 17.88 | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 17.96 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 19.61 | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 18.44 | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 18.42 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 16.67 | -9.5% |
| 2024 | 20.17 | +21.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 20.17 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.17, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 20.17 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.28, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human caused air pollution exposure 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +106.5% | 8.63 | 17.82 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.62 | 8.63 | 10.6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.3 | 15.87 | 19.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.17 | 16.6 | 19.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.66 | 16.67 | 20.17 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More environment data for Kenya
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.3702 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 36.67 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human caused air pollution exposure in Kenya?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in Kenya was 20.17 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 20.17 in 2024.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.63 in 1999.
- How does Kenya rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- Kenya ranks 58th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human caused air pollution exposure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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