Kenya

GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 5,211.17 Int. Dollar Population (2021): 53,005,614 HDI (2021): 0.57
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 150
Score: 39.6
Vulnerability 0.510
Readiness 0.302

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 41st most vulnerable country and the 152nd 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
Ranking
153
153
155
156
155
154
151
151
149
148
150
157
158
156
158
157
162
163
161
158
159
153
151
150
150
152
150
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2002 to 2021 Score
Vulnerability
0.510
Food
0.593
Projected change of cereal yields
0.864
Projected population change
0.508
Food import dependency
0.250
Rural population
0.771
Agriculture capacity
0.977
Child malnutrition
0.191
Water
0.516
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
0.694
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
0.640
Slum population
0.513
Medical staff
0.955
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
0.571
Projected change of warm periods
0.279
Projected change of flood hazard
0.663
Urban concentration
0.229
Age dependency ratio
0.688
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.628
Paved roads
0.938
Infrastructure
0.218
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.356
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.019
Dependency on imported energy
0.193
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.025
Electricity access
0.289
Disaster preparedness
0.425