Kenya

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 6,307.23 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 55,339,003 HDI (2023): 0.63
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 150
Score: 38.0
Vulnerability 0.500
Readiness 0.261

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 51st most vulnerable country and the 157th 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
Ranking
167
167
168
167
168
166
162
161
159
149
157
156
158
160
162
162
162
167
165
163
165
158
162
158
154
156
149
152
150
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.500
Food
0.598
Projected change of cereal yields
0.864
Projected population change
0.508
Food import dependency
0.296
Rural population
0.760
Agriculture capacity
0.975
Child malnutrition
0.186
Water
0.515
Projected change of annual runoff
0.604
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.596
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.167
Water dependency ratio
0.326
Dam capacity
0.885
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
0.607
Slum population
0.513
Medical staff
0.978
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.693
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
0.211
Protected biome
0.505
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.725
Human Habitat
0.566
Projected change of warm periods
0.279
Projected change of flood hazard
0.663
Urban concentration
0.240
Age dependency ratio
0.649
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.628
Paved roads
0.938
Infrastructure
0.161
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.356
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.019
Dependency on imported energy
0.226
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.025
Electricity access
0.240
Disaster preparedness
0.100