Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) in Kenya
Kenya: Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) was 17.35 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) in Kenya, 2010–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 17.35 for annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) in 2023.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) in Kenya peaked at 18.32 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17.34, in 2017.
That places Kenya 79th out of 220 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 17.52 | — |
| 2011 | 17.84 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 18.21 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 17.68 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 17.49 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 17.61 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 17.75 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 17.34 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 17.86 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 17.37 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 18.25 | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 18.32 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 18.01 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 17.35 | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.67 | 17.34 | 18.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.98 | 17.35 | 18.32 | 4 |
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- Red List Index 0.8338 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 21.09 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 158.85 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 56 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 56 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 51 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 30 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 32 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 32 (2025)
- Infant deaths 51,310 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) in Kenya?
- Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) in Kenya was 17.35 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 18.32 in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.34 in 2017.
- How does Kenya rank for annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted)?
- Kenya ranks 79th out of 220 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted), by location (micrograms per cubic meter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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