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Kenya
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP226.94[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita4220.44[$]
Population53.77[millions]
Land Area595307.49[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 148 30.80 -1.80
Ecosystem Vitality 144 34.60 3.20
Biodiversity 117 46.40 3.20
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 105 70.10 0.80
Terrestrial biomes (global) 109 67.50 6.40
Marine protected areas 77 3.70 0.50
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 82 34.90 12.80
Biodiversity Habitat Index 136 37.20 NA
Species Protection Index 73 56.60 0.60
Species Habitat Index 84 85.40 -11.60
Ecosystem Services 134 17.70 -8.30
Tree cover loss 91 14.10 0.90
Grassland loss 146 25.40 -42.40
Wetland loss 121 31.40 -29.80
Fisheries 85 16.40 2.40
Fish Stock Status 57 28.80 4.80
Marine Trophic Index 128 3.90 NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 82 71.00 33.90
SO2 growth rate 1 100.00 61.20
NOx growth rate 145 42.00 6.60
Agriculture 124 27.10 -0.80
Pesticide 123 18.20 NA
N Mgmt Index 102 35.90 -1.60
Water Resources 121 1.10 NA
Wastewater treatment 121 1.10 NA
Health 133 26.20 2.70
Air Quality 114 30.00 1.00
PM2.5 51 42.90 2.90
Household solid fuels 140 14.00 3.40
Ozone 104 41.80 -26.80
NOx 110 22.30 -4.00
SO2 91 48.80 -1.70
CO 162 13.80 -5.30
VOC 133 16.60 -8.60
Sanitation Drinking Water 155 13.70 6.80
Sanitation 157 13.70 6.80
Drinking water 155 13.70 6.70
Heavy Metals 86 49.90 6.80
Lead 86 49.90 6.80
Waste Management 147 13.30 -1.80
Solid waste 136 7.30 NA
Recycling 72 19.90 3.40
Ocean Plastics 110 18.90 -10.60
Climate Policy 138 29.00 -9.80
Climate Change 138 29.00 -9.80
CO2 growth rate 129 18.70 -46.00
CH4 growth rate 128 29.20 16.70
F-gas growth rate 59 62.50 60.50
N2O growth rate 115 52.60 28.70
Black Carbon growth rate 162 34.30 -0.70
Proj. GHG Emissions 128 23.30 1.80
CO2 from land cover 48 60.10 7.00
GHG intensity trend 41 62.80 44.00
GHG per capita 30 81.60 -0.20

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Eritrea 31.7
Guinea 31.6
Fiji 31.3
Kenya 30.8
Laos 30.7
Oman 30.7
Angola 30.5
Burundi 30.5
Cameroon 30.2
Cambodia 30.1
GDP per capita
Sao Tome and Principe 52.9
Tajikistan 37.1
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Kenya 30.8
Cambodia 30.1
Nepal 28.3
Sudan 27.6
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Pakistan 24.6
Myanmar 19.4
Issue Performance
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Uganda 35.8
Tanzania 34.2
Togo 34
Rwanda 32.8
Kenya 30.8
Burundi 30.5
Mali 28.5
Nigeria 28.3
Ghana 27.7
Government Effectiveness
Ukraine 49.6
Ecuador 46.5
Brazil 43.6
Dominican Republic 42.2
El Salvador 40.8
Guyana 38.5
Kenya 30.8
Cambodia 30.1
Mongolia 29.6
Benin 29.6
Regulatory Quality
Tonga 43.8
Russia 37.5
Maldives 37.4
Vanuatu 36.9
Honduras 36.5
Uganda 35.8
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Burkina Faso 35.5
Kenya 30.8
Benin 29.6
Voice and Accountability
Singapore 50.9
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
Zambia 38.4
Maldives 37.4
Gambia 36.4
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Kenya 30.8
Guatemala 28
Madagascar 28
Rule of Law
Ecuador 46.5
Eswatini 44.9
Zambia 38.4
Niger 37.7
Tanzania 34.2
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Kenya 30.8
Philippines 28.9
Mauritania 28.1
Bangladesh 23.1
Control of Corruption
Gabon 49.7
Mexico 45.5
Paraguay 40.9
Russia 37.5
Honduras 36.5
Egypt 35.5
Kenya 30.8
Mauritania 28.1
Liberia 24.9
Pakistan 24.6
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Zimbabwe 46.2
Republic of Congo 40.1
Togo 34
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Eritrea 31.7
Kenya 30.8
Algeria 29.6
Haiti 26.1
Bangladesh 23.1
India 18.9
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lesotho 32.3
Ethiopia 31.8
Eritrea 31.7
Mozambique 31.7
Guinea 31.6
Kenya 30.8
Angola 30.5
Burundi 30.5
Cameroon 30.2
Benin 29.6
Commonwealth of Nations
Tanzania 34.2
Rwanda 32.8
Sierra Leone 32.7
Lesotho 32.3
Mozambique 31.7
Fiji 31.3
Kenya 30.8
Cameroon 30.2
Nigeria 28.3
Ghana 27.7
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EPI Report Year: 
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