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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2024): 6,644.13 Int. Dollar | Population (2024): 56,432,944 | HDI (2024): 0.63 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
147
Score: 39.3
Vulnerability
0.482
Readiness
0.268
The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Kenya places it in the upper-left quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. It has both a great need for investment and innovations to improve readiness and a great urgency for action. Kenya is the 67th most vulnerable country and the 166th most ready country.
ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995
| Year | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| Ranking | 147 | 149 | 151 | 152 | 150 | 149 | 145 | 142 | 141 | 138 | 138 | 145 | 148 | 151 | 153 | 155 | 156 | 156 | 153 | 151 | 155 | 152 | 151 | 149 | 148 | 146 | 144 | 146 | 146 | 147 |
| Indicator | 2005 to 2024 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.482 | |
| Food | 0.585 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.864 | |
| Projected population change | 0.508 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.255 | |
| Rural population | 0.734 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.964 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.186 | |
| Water | 0.436 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.396 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.404 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.167 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.326 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.886 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | - | |
| Health | 0.671 | |
| Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 0.364 | |
| Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 1.000 | |
| Dependency on external resource for health services | 0.682 | |
| Slum population | 0.409 | |
| Medical staff | 0.915 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.655 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.486 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.565 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.283 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.532 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.214 | |
| Protected biome | 0.598 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.725 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.568 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.279 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.663 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.266 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.635 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.628 | |
| Paved roads | 0.938 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.146 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.356 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.019 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.234 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.025 | |
| Electricity access | 0.240 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0 |