Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Kenya
Kenya: Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre was 0.2114 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.2114 1000 USD per square kilometre for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Kenya peaked at 0.2675 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0027 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Kenya 128th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Kenya, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0027 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0036 1000 USD per square kilometre | +34.4% |
| 1963 | 0.004 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0048 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0057 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0055 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0043 1000 USD per square kilometre | -21.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0067 1000 USD per square kilometre | +55.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0067 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0171 1000 USD per square kilometre | +154.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0089 1000 USD per square kilometre | -48.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0094 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 0.019 1000 USD per square kilometre | +103.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0282 1000 USD per square kilometre | +48.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0155 1000 USD per square kilometre | -45.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0205 1000 USD per square kilometre | +32.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0415 1000 USD per square kilometre | +102.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0453 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0432 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1980 | 0.051 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0355 1000 USD per square kilometre | -30.4% |
| 1982 | 0.029 1000 USD per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0472 1000 USD per square kilometre | +62.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0419 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0397 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 0.054 1000 USD per square kilometre | +36.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0583 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0749 1000 USD per square kilometre | +28.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0527 1000 USD per square kilometre | -29.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0328 1000 USD per square kilometre | -37.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0378 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0526 1000 USD per square kilometre | +39.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0474 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0467 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.058 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0636 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1997 | 0.074 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0961 1000 USD per square kilometre | +29.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0551 1000 USD per square kilometre | -42.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0627 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0738 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0717 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0643 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0803 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0963 1000 USD per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1121 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1243 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1479 1000 USD per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1411 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1672 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1854 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2037 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2219 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2124 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2021 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1958 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1996 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2401 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1882 1000 USD per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2675 1000 USD per square kilometre | +42.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2139 1000 USD per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2286 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2114 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.2114 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2114 1000 USD per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.2114 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1452 1000 USD per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Import 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +154.0% | 0.0067 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0171 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0049 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0027 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0067 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0249 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0089 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0453 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0484 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.029 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0749 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0564 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0328 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0961 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0974 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0627 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1479 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2016 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1672 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2401 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2304 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2114 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2675 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 125 Cuba 0.2247 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 126 Burkina Faso 0.2237 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 127 Egypt 0.2119 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 129 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1863 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 130 Myanmar 0.1821 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 131 Uzbekistan 0.1817 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
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- 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) — import value, per square kilometre in Kenya?
- Pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Kenya was 0.2114 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2675 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0027 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Kenya rank for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 128th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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) — Import value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pesticides (total) — Import 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) — Import value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pesticides (total) — Import 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) — Import 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.