Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Wood fuel — Production, per capita was 0.4498 m3 per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per person.
Analysis
In 2024, wood fuel — production, per capita in Kenya stood at 0.4498 m3 per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood fuel — production, per capita in Kenya peaked at 1.04 m3 per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.4498 m3 per person, in 2024.
Kenya ranks 45th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | m3 per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.04 m3 per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.03 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 1.01 m3 per person | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.9966 m3 per person | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.98 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.9637 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.9478 m3 per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.9323 m3 per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.9173 m3 per person | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.9033 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.8664 m3 per person | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 0.8396 m3 per person | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.8326 m3 per person | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.83 m3 per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.8322 m3 per person | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.8346 m3 per person | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.826 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8203 m3 per person | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.813 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.8073 m3 per person | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.8024 m3 per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.7996 m3 per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.796 m3 per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.7913 m3 per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.783 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7718 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.762 m3 per person | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.7516 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7424 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7335 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7294 m3 per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.7281 m3 per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7253 m3 per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7176 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7092 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.6993 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6903 m3 per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6711 m3 per person | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.6565 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6415 m3 per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6271 m3 per person | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.613 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5997 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5868 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7152 m3 per person | +21.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7154 m3 per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6941 m3 per person | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6734 m3 per person | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6533 m3 per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6346 m3 per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6174 m3 per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6015 m3 per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5868 m3 per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5733 m3 per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5606 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5484 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5366 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5258 m3 per person | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5156 m3 per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4778 m3 per person | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4664 m3 per person | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4608 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4552 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.4498 m3 per person | -1.2% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.4498 m3 per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3778 m3 per person, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.4498 m3 per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4386 m3 per person, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9805 m3 per person | 0.9173 m3 per person | 1.04 m3 per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8398 m3 per person | 0.813 m3 per person | 0.9033 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7807 m3 per person | 0.7424 m3 per person | 0.8073 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.706 m3 per person | 0.6565 m3 per person | 0.7335 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6519 m3 per person | 0.5868 m3 per person | 0.7154 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5701 m3 per person | 0.5156 m3 per person | 0.6346 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.462 m3 per person | 0.4498 m3 per person | 0.4778 m3 per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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 wood fuel — production, per capita in Kenya?
- Wood fuel — production, per capita in Kenya was 0.4498 m3 per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood fuel — production, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 m3 per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest wood fuel — production, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4498 m3 per person in 2024.
- How does Kenya rank for wood fuel — production, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 45th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood fuel — production, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wood fuel — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wood fuel — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wood fuel — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wood fuel — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Wood fuel — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.