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Kenya
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP158.13[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita3076.84[$]
Population51.39[millions]
Urbanization28.00[%]
Land Area595307.49[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 132 34.7 -
Health 135 25.7 4
Air Quality 104 34.9 2.2
PM2.5 51 49.9 3.8
Household solid fuels 140 13.9 3.2
Ozone 104 39.2 -22.3
Sanitation & Drinking Water 155 13.6 6.5
Sanitation 157 13.7 6.6
Drinking water 155 13.6 6.5
Heavy Metals 86 50.6 6.3
Lead 86 50.6 6.3
Waste Management 115 5.5 -
Solid waste 115 5.5 -
Ecosystem Vitality 118 40.6 -2.8
Biodiversity 113 53.5 0.8
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 100 69.9 0.6
Terrestrial biomes (global) 104 67.5 6.3
Marine protected areas 73 4 0.5
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 103 26.2 4.1
Species Habitat Index 84 85.3 -11.7
Species Protection Index 72 84.1 -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 78 56.5 0.4
Ecosystem Services 106 31.1 1
Tree cover loss 98 27.8 1
Grassland loss 96 53.2 5.3
Wetland loss 44 68.9 -3.5
Fisheries 110 8.6 0.8
Fish Stock Status 84 5.2 1.8
Marine Trophic Index 77 12.1 -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 97 49 -5.4
CO2 growth rate 115 33.8 -31.4
CH4 growth rate 93 63.7 40.5
F-gas growth rate 54 90.2 14.2
N2O growth rate 84 60.7 40.3
Black Carbon growth rate 144 30.9 -8.6
CO2 from land cover 44 66.5 -
GHG intensity trend 29 70.1 53.2
GHG per capita 26 84.3 3.7
Pollution Emissions 146 36.8 -19.2
SO2 growth rate 142 42.1 -20.3
NOx growth rate 141 31.5 -18
Agriculture 102 35.9 -1.6
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 102 35.9 -1.6
Water Resources 116 0.5 -
Wastewater treatment 116 0.5 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Maldives 35.6
Uganda 35.6
Timor-Leste 35.3
Laos 34.8
Sudan 34.8
Kenya 34.7
Zambia 34.7
Ethiopia 34.4
Fiji 34.4
Mozambique 33.9
GDP per capita
Kyrgyzstan 39.8
Tajikistan 38.2
Kenya 34.7
Cameroon 33.6
Micronesia 33
Nepal 32.7
Tanzania 31.1
Senegal 30.7
Vanuatu 28.9
Lesotho 28
Issue Performance
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Kenya 34.7
Eswatini 33.8
Rwanda 33.8
Cameroon 33.6
Comoros 32.1
Nigeria 31
Senegal 30.7
Benin 30
Togo 29.5
Regulatory Quality
Argentina 52.2
Ukraine 49.5
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.4
Morocco 42.3
Uganda 35.6
Kenya 34.7
Fiji 34.4
Cabo Verde 32.8
Guatemala 31.8
Cote d'Ivoire 25.8
Voice & Accountability
Kyrgyzstan 39.8
Kenya 34.7
Zambia 34.7
Mozambique 33.9
Comoros 32.1
Guatemala 31.8
Tanzania 31.1
Nigeria 31
Mali 29.4
Madagascar 26.5
Political Stability
Iran 48
Egypt 43.3
Turkey 42.6
Philippines 38.4
Burkina Faso 38.3
Kenya 34.7
Ethiopia 34.4
Niger 30.8
Bangladesh 29
Myanmar 25.1
Sub-Saharan Africa
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Uganda 35.6
Kenya 34.7
Zambia 34.7
Ethiopia 34.4
Mozambique 33.9
Rwanda 33.8
Eswatini 33.8
Cameroon 33.6
Cabo Verde 32.8
Commonwealth of Nations
Guyana 35.9
Maldives 35.6
Uganda 35.6
Kenya 34.7
Zambia 34.7
Fiji 34.4
Mozambique 33.9
Rwanda 33.8
Eswatini 33.8
Cameroon 33.6
Ease of Doing Business Index
Luxembourg 82.3
Romania 64.7
Bulgaria 57
Chile 55.3
Brunei Darussalam 54.8
Colombia 52.9
Mexico 52.6
Bahrain 51
Morocco 42.3
Kenya 34.7
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
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