Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$), per square in Kenya
Kenya: Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$), per square was 8.34 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$), per square in Kenya, 1970–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 8.34 current US$ per square kilometre for adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per square in 2021.
That represents a change of up 260.1% on the previous year and down 81.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per square in Kenya peaked at 94.94 current US$ per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1976.
Kenya ranks 88th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$), per square in Kenya, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0888 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0567 current US$ per square kilometre | -36.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0523 current US$ per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0979 current US$ per square kilometre | +87.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1128 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0502 current US$ per square kilometre | -55.5% |
| 1976 | 0 current US$ per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1977 | 0 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1978 | 0 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1979 | 0.0073 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1980 | 0.0171 current US$ per square kilometre | +135.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0027 current US$ per square kilometre | -84.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0018 current US$ per square kilometre | -32.4% |
| 1983 | 0.008 current US$ per square kilometre | +343.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0374 current US$ per square kilometre | +367.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0202 current US$ per square kilometre | -45.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1302 current US$ per square kilometre | +544.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7849 current US$ per square kilometre | +503.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1658 current US$ per square kilometre | -78.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1092 current US$ per square kilometre | -34.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2207 current US$ per square kilometre | +102.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0453 current US$ per square kilometre | -79.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0143 current US$ per square kilometre | -68.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1045 current US$ per square kilometre | +629.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9383 current US$ per square kilometre | +797.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3148 current US$ per square kilometre | -66.4% |
| 1996 | 1.43 current US$ per square kilometre | +355.1% |
| 1997 | 1.32 current US$ per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9544 current US$ per square kilometre | -27.9% |
| 1999 | 1.59 current US$ per square kilometre | +66.8% |
| 2000 | 3.29 current US$ per square kilometre | +106.6% |
| 2001 | 3.8 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2002 | 6.55 current US$ per square kilometre | +72.5% |
| 2003 | 2.43 current US$ per square kilometre | -62.9% |
| 2004 | 0.867 current US$ per square kilometre | -64.4% |
| 2005 | 1.51 current US$ per square kilometre | +74.3% |
| 2006 | 2.95 current US$ per square kilometre | +95.2% |
| 2007 | 23.32 current US$ per square kilometre | +690.3% |
| 2008 | 3.32 current US$ per square kilometre | -85.8% |
| 2009 | 12.55 current US$ per square kilometre | +278.1% |
| 2010 | 37.82 current US$ per square kilometre | +201.3% |
| 2011 | 45.37 current US$ per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 94.94 current US$ per square kilometre | +109.3% |
| 2013 | 36.74 current US$ per square kilometre | -61.3% |
| 2014 | 2.86 current US$ per square kilometre | -92.2% |
| 2015 | 1.44 current US$ per square kilometre | -49.6% |
| 2016 | 2.2 current US$ per square kilometre | +53.0% |
| 2017 | 5.59 current US$ per square kilometre | +153.9% |
| 2018 | 5.69 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 5.2 current US$ per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 2.31 current US$ per square kilometre | -55.5% |
| 2021 | 8.34 current US$ per square kilometre | +260.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 8.34 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.09 current US$ per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 8.34 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.57 current US$ per square kilometre, 66% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$), per square in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +797.8% | 0.1045 current US$ per square kilometre | 0.9383 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0466 current US$ per square kilometre | 0 current US$ per square kilometre | 0.1128 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1277 current US$ per square kilometre | 0.0018 current US$ per square kilometre | 0.7849 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6941 current US$ per square kilometre | 0.0143 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.59 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.06 current US$ per square kilometre | 0.867 current US$ per square kilometre | 23.32 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.78 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.44 current US$ per square kilometre | 94.94 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.33 current US$ per square kilometre | 2.31 current US$ per square kilometre | 8.34 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 85 Mozambique 21.84 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 86 Gabon 13.7 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 87 South Sudan 11.45 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 89 United Kingdom 5.77 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 90 Bhutan 4.09 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 91 Algeria 2 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Kenya
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.28 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 417.66 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 7.4 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 463.44 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -8.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 8.21 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 23.12 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per square in Kenya?
- Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per square in Kenya was 8.34 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per square recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 94.94 current US$ per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per square recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current US$ per square kilometre in 1976.
- How does Kenya rank for adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per square?
- Kenya ranks 88th out of 216 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per square rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.6%. 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 Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$) 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.
Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: mineral depletion Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$) 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.