Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in Kenya
Kenya: Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre was 0.048 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Kenya is 0.048 1000 USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 22.6% on the previous year and up 197.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Kenya peaked at 0.062 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1962.
Kenya ranks 73rd of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in Kenya, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | -31.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0025 1000 USD per square kilometre | +863.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0027 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0018 1000 USD per square kilometre | -35.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0025 1000 USD per square kilometre | +41.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0026 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 0.002 1000 USD per square kilometre | -23.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0024 1000 USD per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0045 1000 USD per square kilometre | +89.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0037 1000 USD per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0048 1000 USD per square kilometre | +28.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0084 1000 USD per square kilometre | +75.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0122 1000 USD per square kilometre | +45.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0114 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0064 1000 USD per square kilometre | -43.7% |
| 1977 | 0.016 1000 USD per square kilometre | +148.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0142 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0128 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0159 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0093 1000 USD per square kilometre | -41.6% |
| 1982 | 0.01 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0093 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0069 1000 USD per square kilometre | -25.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0121 1000 USD per square kilometre | +75.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0105 1000 USD per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0068 1000 USD per square kilometre | -35.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0057 1000 USD per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0061 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0064 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0043 1000 USD per square kilometre | -32.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0038 1000 USD per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0074 1000 USD per square kilometre | +96.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0124 1000 USD per square kilometre | +66.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0172 1000 USD per square kilometre | +38.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0188 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0181 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0198 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0061 1000 USD per square kilometre | -69.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0107 1000 USD per square kilometre | +75.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0118 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0065 1000 USD per square kilometre | -44.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0084 1000 USD per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0102 1000 USD per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0157 1000 USD per square kilometre | +53.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0243 1000 USD per square kilometre | +54.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0274 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0516 1000 USD per square kilometre | +88.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0327 1000 USD per square kilometre | -36.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0395 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0317 1000 USD per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0239 1000 USD per square kilometre | -24.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0161 1000 USD per square kilometre | -32.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0292 1000 USD per square kilometre | +80.6% |
| 2015 | 0.042 1000 USD per square kilometre | +44.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0454 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0399 1000 USD per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0502 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0463 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0615 1000 USD per square kilometre | +32.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0565 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 0.062 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 0.048 1000 USD per square kilometre | -22.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.048 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0033 1000 USD per square kilometre, 14.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.048 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre, 182.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Export value, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +863.3% | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0025 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0019 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0027 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0095 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0037 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.016 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0093 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0057 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0159 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0114 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0038 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0198 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0199 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0065 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0516 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0364 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0161 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0502 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.057 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.048 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.062 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 70 Palestine 0.0566 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 71 Brazil 0.0512 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 72 Finland 0.049 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 74 Armenia 0.0415 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 75 Ecuador 0.032 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 76 Tunisia 0.0305 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Kenya
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Kenya?
- Pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Kenya was 0.048 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.062 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Kenya rank for pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 73rd out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 197.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pesticides (total) — Export value 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.
Pesticides (total) — Export value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pesticides (total) — Export value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Pesticides (total) — Export value 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.