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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 4,577.91 Int. Dollar | Population (2020): 53,771,300 | HDI (2020): 0.60 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
149
Score: 38.7
Vulnerability
0.525
Readiness
0.299
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 39th most vulnerable country and the 154th 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 |
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| Ranking | 153 | 153 | 154 | 154 | 152 | 151 | 149 | 145 | 147 | 145 | 148 | 154 | 158 | 158 | 156 | 159 | 163 | 164 | 161 | 158 | 157 | 152 | 153 | 151 | 148 | 149 |
| Indicator | 2001 to 2020 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.525 | |
| Food | 0.597 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.864 | |
| Projected population change | 0.508 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.264 | |
| Rural population | 0.776 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.977 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.191 | |
| Water | 0.514 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.604 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.596 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.165 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.326 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.881 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | - | |
| Health | 0.692 | |
| 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 | 0.668 | |
| Slum population | 0.477 | |
| Medical staff | 0.952 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | - | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.470 | |
| 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 | 0.505 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.725 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.570 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.279 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.663 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.224 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.691 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.628 | |
| Paved roads | 0.938 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.307 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.356 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.019 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.729 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.024 | |
| Electricity access | 0.289 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.425 |