Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per square kilometre in Kenya
Kenya: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per square kilometre was 9,419 SDR per square kilometre in 2023. β Volatile
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per square kilometre in Kenya, 1965β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre in Kenya stood at 9,419 SDR per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.6% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre in Kenya peaked at 11,673 SDR per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 35.05 SDR per square kilometre, in 1965.
Kenya ranks 136th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 146.85 SDR per square kilometre | 35.05 SDR per square kilometre | 298.1 SDR per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 435.19 SDR per square kilometre | 260.26 SDR per square kilometre | 837.24 SDR per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 495.35 SDR per square kilometre | 316.81 SDR per square kilometre | 698.72 SDR per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 600.14 SDR per square kilometre | 67.69 SDR per square kilometre | 1,026 SDR per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,391 SDR per square kilometre | 1,211 SDR per square kilometre | 4,314 SDR per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,322 SDR per square kilometre | 4,880 SDR per square kilometre | 11,386 SDR per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,329 SDR per square kilometre | 9,419 SDR per square kilometre | 11,673 SDR per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 133 Bhutan 12,660 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 134 Ghana 9,973 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 135 Canada 9,969 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 137 Pakistan 9,130 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 138 Afghanistan 8,963 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 139 Angola 8,335 SDR per square kilometre compare
More financial sector data for Kenya
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 129,188 current LCU per person (2023)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 66.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 12.6 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 19,618 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 1.79 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 8.93 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 9.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 9.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 9.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 157.31 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre in Kenya?
- Reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre in Kenya was 9,419 SDR per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 11,673 SDR per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.05 SDR per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Kenya rank for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 136th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. 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 Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserves excluding gold (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.
Reserves excluding gold (SDR) Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Reserves excluding gold 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
Reserves excluding gold (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.