Non-agricultural population in Kenya
Kenya: Non-agricultural population was 13.01 million FAO, number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Non-agricultural population in Kenya, 1980–2012
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for non-agricultural population in Kenya is 13.01 million FAO, number, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-agricultural population in Kenya peaked at 13.01 million FAO, number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.90 million FAO, number, in 1980.
Kenya ranks 11th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.70 million FAO, number | 2.90 million FAO, number | 4.58 million FAO, number | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.03 million FAO, number | 4.80 million FAO, number | 7.35 million FAO, number | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.44 million FAO, number | 7.68 million FAO, number | 11.40 million FAO, number | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.46 million FAO, number | 11.91 million FAO, number | 13.01 million FAO, number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More environment data for Kenya
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 102.84 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.82 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 50.02 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 3.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 7.97 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0511 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 64.93 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0034 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0653 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-agricultural population in Kenya?
- Non-agricultural population in Kenya was 13.01 million FAO, number in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest non-agricultural population recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 13.01 million FAO, number in 2012.
- What is the lowest non-agricultural population recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.90 million FAO, number in 1980.
- How does Kenya rank for non-agricultural population?
- Kenya ranks 11th out of 53 countries with data for 2012.
- Is non-agricultural population rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.1%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Non-agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The non-agricultural population is obtained as a residual of agricultural population from the total population.