Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Kenya
Kenya: Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion was 1.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Kenya, 1971–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 1.2% for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in 2021.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 61.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Kenya peaked at 7.6% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2019.
That places Kenya 94th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.6% | — |
| 1972 | 2.4% | -6.8% |
| 1973 | 3.5% | +46.9% |
| 1974 | 3.4% | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 4.3% | +25.8% |
| 1976 | 3.9% | -10.5% |
| 1977 | 5.2% | +35.4% |
| 1978 | 4.8% | -7.6% |
| 1979 | 4.2% | -12.7% |
| 1980 | 4.3% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 4.0% | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 6.0% | +50.2% |
| 1983 | 4.3% | -27.9% |
| 1984 | 4.0% | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 3.4% | -16.8% |
| 1986 | 4.3% | +26.6% |
| 1987 | 4.0% | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 4.1% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 4.3% | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 5.2% | +20.1% |
| 1991 | 5.4% | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 5.6% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 7.2% | +28.4% |
| 1994 | 6.7% | -7.5% |
| 1995 | 7.6% | +13.2% |
| 1996 | 5.6% | -25.9% |
| 1997 | 4.8% | -14.3% |
| 1998 | 4.6% | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 3.3% | -27.6% |
| 2000 | 3.3% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 3.2% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | +19.0% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | +36.2% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | -19.1% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | -27.5% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | +22.9% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -18.7% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -41.5% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.8% | 2.4% | 5.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 4.3% | 3.4% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 3.3% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.0% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 1.2% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 2 |
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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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 7.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 99.49 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 235,074 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5978 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,413 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 12.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8815 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Kenya?
- Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Kenya was 1.2% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 1995.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2019.
- How does Kenya rank for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion?
- Kenya ranks 94th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Natural resource depletion is the sum of net forest depletion, energy depletion, and mineral depletion. Net forest depletion is unit resource rents times the excess of roundwood harvest over natural growth. Energy depletion is the ratio of the value of the stock of energy resources to the remaining reserve lifetime (capped at 25 years). It covers coal, crude oil, and natural gas. Mineral depletion is the ratio of the value of the stock of mineral resources to the remaining reserve lifetime (capped at 25 years). It covers tin, gold, lead, zinc, iron, copper, nickel, silver, bauxite, and phosphate. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.