Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per square kilometre in Kenya
Kenya: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per square kilometre was 1.48 SDR per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
1.48 SDR per square kilometre
Change on year
up 12.9%
World rank
117th
of 159 countries
All-time high
64.77 SDR per square kilometre
in 1980
All-time low
0 SDR per square kilometre
in 1998
Years of data
51
1973–2023
Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per square kilometre in Kenya, 1973–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per square kilometre in Kenya is 1.48 SDR per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.9% on the previous year and up 79.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gold reserves at market value (sdr), per square kilometre in Kenya peaked at 64.77 SDR per square kilometre in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0 SDR per square kilometre, in 1998.
Kenya ranks 117th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per square kilometre in Kenya, year by year
| Year | SDR per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.0049 SDR per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 0.008 SDR per square kilometre | +63.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0063 SDR per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0059 SDR per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1977 | 4.91 SDR per square kilometre | +83132.7% |
| 1978 | 21.92 SDR per square kilometre | +346.6% |
| 1979 | 54.46 SDR per square kilometre | +148.5% |
| 1980 | 64.77 SDR per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1981 | 47.85 SDR per square kilometre | -26.1% |
| 1982 | 58.04 SDR per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1983 | 51.06 SDR per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1984 | 44.07 SDR per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 1985 | 41.71 SDR per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 44.78 SDR per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 47.82 SDR per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 42.72 SDR per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1989 | 42.76 SDR per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 37.92 SDR per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1991 | 34.64 SDR per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1992 | 33.96 SDR per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 39.85 SDR per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1994 | 36.79 SDR per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1995 | 36.46 SDR per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 35.98 SDR per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 30.14 SDR per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 1998 | 0 SDR per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 0 SDR per square kilometre | — |
| 2000 | 0.1754 SDR per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.1832 SDR per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2215 SDR per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2467 SDR per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2478 SDR per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3153 SDR per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3712 SDR per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4635 SDR per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4961 SDR per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6094 SDR per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8018 SDR per square kilometre | +31.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8761 SDR per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9512 SDR per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8246 SDR per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8775 SDR per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8037 SDR per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8925 SDR per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9499 SDR per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9583 SDR per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.14 SDR per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2020 | 1.36 SDR per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2021 | 1.25 SDR per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 1.31 SDR per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 1.48 SDR per square kilometre | +12.9% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 1.48 SDR per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,073 SDR per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per square kilometre in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +83132.7% | 0.0059 SDR per square kilometre | 4.91 SDR per square kilometre |
| 1978 | +346.6% | 4.91 SDR per square kilometre | 21.92 SDR per square kilometre |
| 1979 | +148.5% | 21.92 SDR per square kilometre | 54.46 SDR per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.62 SDR per square kilometre | 0.0049 SDR per square kilometre | 54.46 SDR per square kilometre | 7 |
| 1980s | 48.56 SDR per square kilometre | 41.71 SDR per square kilometre | 64.77 SDR per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.57 SDR per square kilometre | 0 SDR per square kilometre | 39.85 SDR per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.333 SDR per square kilometre | 0.1754 SDR per square kilometre | 0.6094 SDR per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9077 SDR per square kilometre | 0.8018 SDR per square kilometre | 1.14 SDR per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.35 SDR per square kilometre | 1.25 SDR per square kilometre | 1.48 SDR per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 114 Chile 16.35 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 115 Mauritania 10.28 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 116 Somalia 9.35 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Armenia 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Azerbaijan 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Bahamas 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Belize 0 SDR per square kilometre
- 118 Barbados 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Central African Republic 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Canada 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Cameroon 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Congo 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Costa Rica 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Cuba 0 SDR per square kilometre
- 118 Cayman Islands 0 SDR per square kilometre
- 118 Eritrea 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Ethiopia 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Micronesia, Federated States of 0 SDR per square kilometre
- 118 Gabon 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Georgia 0 SDR per square kilometre
- 118 Equatorial Guinea 0 SDR per square kilometre
- 118 Croatia 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Israel 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Jamaica 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Liberia 0 SDR per square kilometre
- 118 Lesotho 0 SDR per square kilometre
- 118 Macau, China 0 SDR per square kilometre
- 118 Maldives 0 SDR per square kilometre
- 118 Montenegro 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Namibia 0 SDR per square kilometre
- 118 Nicaragua 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Norway 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 New Zealand 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Rwanda 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Sierra Leone 0 SDR per square kilometre
- 118 San Marino 0 SDR per square kilometre
- 118 South Sudan 0 SDR per square kilometre
- 118 Chad 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Turkmenistan 0 SDR per square kilometre
- 118 Timor-Leste 0 SDR per square kilometre
- 118 Tanzania, United Republic of 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Uganda 0 SDR per square kilometre
- 118 Viet Nam 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Zambia 0 SDR per square kilometre compare
More financial sector data for Kenya
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.3189 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.2328 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.3189 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gold reserves at market value (sdr), per square kilometre in Kenya?
- Gold reserves at market value (sdr), per square kilometre in Kenya was 1.48 SDR per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gold reserves at market value (sdr), per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 64.77 SDR per square kilometre in 1980.
- What is the lowest gold reserves at market value (sdr), per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 SDR per square kilometre in 1998.
- How does Kenya rank for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 117th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gold reserves at market value (sdr), per square kilometre rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gold reserves at market value (SDR) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gold reserves at market value (SDR) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gold reserves at market value International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gold reserves at market value (SDR) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.