Kenya rankings 2026: where Kenya places in 115 global Top 10s
Kenya is #7 in Countries with the highest rapeseed yields and inside the top 10 of 8 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.
How does Kenya compare with the rest of the world? On Top10Earth it is ranked in 115 of 491 live country rankings, each one built from a named public source. This page gathers every position, value and date in one place. Its best position is #7 in Countries with the highest rapeseed yields, where it is measured at 3.34 tonnes per hectare (Rapeseed yield) as of 2026-11-02. Kenya finishes inside the top 10 in 8 rankings.
Top 10 finishes
Kenya is inside the top 10 of 8 further rankings. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.
- #7 in Countries with the highest rapeseed yields with 3.34 tonnes per hectare, behind Germany (3.34 tonnes per hectare) and ahead of Norway. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #7 in Countries with the highest share of people without improved water with 25.63 %, behind Niger (29.82 %) and ahead of Mozambique. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #8 in Countries with the highest prevalence of undernourishment with 36.8 %, behind Zambia (37.2 %) and ahead of Liberia. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #8 in Countries with the most people in extreme poverty with 25.01 million, behind Uganda (26.58 million) and ahead of Madagascar. Our World in Data, 2026-10-29.
- #8 in Countries with the most people in extreme poverty with 25.0k thousand people, behind Uganda (26.6k thousand people) and ahead of Madagascar. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #9 in Countries gaining the most forest area each year with 64.47 thousand hectares, behind New Zealand (67.55 thousand hectares) and ahead of Australia. Our World in Data, 2026-10-29.
- #9 in Countries with the highest share of people in extreme poverty with 45.48 %, behind Uganda (54.36 %) and ahead of Burkina Faso. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #9 in Countries with the most people who cannot afford enough calories with 26.3k thousand people, behind Indonesia (27.3k thousand people) and ahead of Madagascar. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
Kenya by theme
The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.
Food and agriculture
In food and agriculture, Kenya holds 27 positions: #7 of 50 in Countries with the highest rapeseed yields (3.34 tonnes per hectare), #8 of 50 in Countries with the highest prevalence of undernourishment (36.8 %), #9 of 50 in Countries with the most people who cannot afford enough calories (26.3k thousand people) and #12 of 50 in Countries where most people cannot afford enough calories (49.4 %). 23 more rankings are listed below.
Health and wellbeing
In health and wellbeing, Kenya holds 24 positions: #11 of 50 in Countries with the highest road accident death rates (28.16 per 100,000 people), #13 of 50 in Countries where most people agree vaccines are safe (89 %), #16 of 50 in Countries with the highest maternal mortality ratios (378.8 per 100,000 live births) and #17 of 50 in Countries with the most births per year (1,500 thousand births). 20 more rankings are listed below.
Environment and energy
In environment and energy, Kenya holds 21 positions: #9 of 50 in Countries gaining the most forest area each year (64.47 thousand hectares), #14 of 50 in Countries importing the most palm oil (848 thousand tonnes), #14 of 50 in Countries with the most people without electricity (13.0k thousand people) and #20 of 50 in Countries with the largest share of forest in protected areas (49.66 %). 17 more rankings are listed below.
World and society
In world and society, Kenya holds 20 positions: #7 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people without improved water (25.63 %), #8 of 50 in Countries with the most people in extreme poverty (25.0k thousand people), #9 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people in extreme poverty (45.48 %) and #12 of 50 in Countries hosting the most refugees (617.13 thousand people). 16 more rankings are listed below.
Finance and crypto
In finance and crypto, Kenya holds 18 positions: #8 of 50 in Countries with the most people in extreme poverty (25.01 million), #14 of 50 in Countries receiving the most development aid (2,595.82 current US$ million), #14 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people living on under $3 a day (45.5 % of population) and #15 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people living on less than $30 a day (99.76 %). 14 more rankings are listed below.
Education and science
In education and science, Kenya holds 3 positions: #47 of 50 in Countries spending the most on research as a share of GDP (0.81 % of GDP), #48 of 50 in Countries with the longest compulsory education (12 years) and #50 of 50 in Countries with the most patent applications by residents (0.4 thousand).
Consumer tech
In consumer tech, Kenya holds 2 positions: #27 of 50 in Countries with the most mobile phone subscriptions (71.38 million subscriptions) and #44 of 50 in Countries with the most internet users (19.74 million people).
What changed at the latest refresh
Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Kenya moved in 107 rankings:
- New entry at #7 in Countries with the highest rapeseed yields (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #7 in Countries with the highest share of people without improved water (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #8 in Countries with the highest prevalence of undernourishment (2026-11-02).
- Up 30 to #8 in Countries with the most people in extreme poverty (2026-10-29).
- New entry at #8 in Countries with the most people in extreme poverty (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #9 in Countries with the highest share of people in extreme poverty (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #9 in Countries with the most people who cannot afford enough calories (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #11 in Countries with the highest road accident death rates (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #12 in Countries hosting the most refugees (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #12 in Countries where most people cannot afford enough calories (2026-11-02).
Where Kenya ranks lowest
A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Kenya's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Countries where agriculture takes the biggest share of water (80.21 % of total freshwater withdrawal), 50th of 50 in Countries with the most patent applications by residents (0.4 thousand) and 49th of 50 in Countries with the highest forest rents as a share of GDP (1.22 % of GDP). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.
Every ranking that includes Kenya
- #7 of 50 · Countries with the highest rapeseed yields · 3.34 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #7 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people without improved water · 25.63 % · 2026-11-02
- #8 of 50 · Countries with the highest prevalence of undernourishment · 36.8 % · 2026-11-02
- #8 of 50 · Countries with the most people in extreme poverty · 25.01 million · 2026-10-29
- #8 of 50 · Countries with the most people in extreme poverty · 25.0k thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #9 of 50 · Countries gaining the most forest area each year · 64.47 thousand hectares · 2026-10-29
- #9 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people in extreme poverty · 45.48 % · 2026-11-02
- #9 of 50 · Countries with the most people who cannot afford enough calories · 26.3k thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #11 of 50 · Countries with the highest road accident death rates · 28.16 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #12 of 50 · Countries hosting the most refugees · 617.13 thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #12 of 50 · Countries where most people cannot afford enough calories · 49.4 % · 2026-11-02
- #12 of 50 · Countries with the highest severe food insecurity · 28.1 % · 2026-11-02
- #12 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of overexploited fish stocks · 71.43 % · 2026-11-02
- #13 of 50 · Countries where most people agree vaccines are safe · 89 % · 2026-11-02
- #13 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people facing food insecurity · 71.7 % of population · 2026-11-02
- #14 of 50 · Countries importing the most palm oil · 848 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #14 of 50 · Countries receiving the most development aid · 2,595.82 current US$ million · 2026-10-29
- #14 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people living on under $3 a day · 45.5 % of population · 2026-11-02
- #14 of 50 · Countries with the most people without electricity · 13.0k thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #15 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people living on less than $30 a day · 99.76 % · 2026-11-02
- #15 of 50 · Countries with the most cattle · 22.4k thousand animals · 2026-11-01
- #16 of 50 · Countries with the fastest growth in money supply · 19.87 % · 2026-10-29
- #16 of 50 · Countries with the highest maternal mortality ratios · 378.8 per 100,000 live births · 2026-11-02
- #16 of 50 · Countries with the most road injury deaths · 14.9k deaths · 2026-11-02
- #17 of 50 · Countries with the most births per year · 1,500 thousand births · 2026-11-02
- #18 of 50 · Countries by insurance and financial services · 14.55 % of service imports, BoP · 2026-10-28
- #18 of 50 · Countries with the heaviest debt service burden (share of exports) · 27.22 % of exports of goods, services and primary income · 2026-10-29
- #19 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people below national poverty lines · 39.8 % · 2026-11-02
- #19 of 50 · Countries with the highest tuberculosis death rates · 59.95 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #20 of 50 · Countries producing the most sugar cane · 9.37 million tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #20 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of forest in protected areas · 49.66 % · 2026-11-02
- #21 of 50 · Countries with the highest rice yields · 6.55 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #21 of 50 · Countries with the most deaths of children under five · 58.2 thousand deaths · 2026-11-02
- #22 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of renewable electricity · 90.03 % · 2026-10-29
- #22 of 50 · Countries with the most threatened plant species · 382 · 2026-11-02
- #23 of 50 · Countries by net secondary income · 7,394.16 BoP, current US$ million · 2026-10-28
- #23 of 50 · Countries with the most threatened bird species · 45 · 2026-11-02
- #25 of 50 · Countries most dependent on agriculture (share of GDP) · 23.16 % of GDP · 2026-10-29
- #25 of 50 · Countries producing the most coffee · 49.5 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #25 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from poisoning · 1.49 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #25 of 50 · Countries with the highest income inequality before tax · 59.53 Gini index · 2026-11-02
- #26 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of renewable energy in final consumption · 68.6 % · 2026-11-02
- #26 of 50 · Most populous countries · 57.53 million · 2026-10-28
- #27 of 50 · Countries with the highest food share of exports · 49.23 % of merchandise exports · 2026-11-02
- #27 of 50 · Countries with the most mobile phone subscriptions · 71.38 million subscriptions · 2026-11-02
- #28 of 50 · Countries where the most people agree vaccines are effective · 85 % · 2026-11-02
- #28 of 50 · Countries with the highest methane emissions · 64.93 Mt CO2e · 2026-11-02
- #29 of 50 · Countries where the top 1% earn the largest share of income · 16.11 % · 2026-11-02
- #29 of 50 · Countries with the largest labor force · 24.71 million people · 2026-11-02
- #30 of 50 · Countries producing the most maize · 4,023 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #30 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of energy from renewables · 67.7 % of total final energy consumption · 2026-11-02
- #30 of 50 · Countries with the most threatened fish species · 99 species · 2026-11-02
- #30 of 50 · Largest agricultural economies · 31.48 current US$ bn · 2026-10-29
- #31 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from malnutrition · 6.25 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #31 of 50 · Countries with the highest income inequality · 0.39 index (0-1) · 2026-11-02
- #31 of 50 · Countries with the highest nitrous oxide emissions · 16.11 Mt CO2e · 2026-11-02
- #31 of 50 · Countries with the highest sugar cane yields · 69.42 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #31 of 50 · Countries with the highest tuberculosis incidence · 207 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #33 of 50 · Countries with the largest external debt · 42.89 DOD, current US$ bn · 2026-10-29
- #33 of 50 · Countries with the most threatened mammal species · 32 · 2026-11-02
- #34 of 50 · Countries by net errors and omissions · 1,084.73 BoP, current US$ million · 2026-10-28
- #34 of 50 · Countries with the largest agricultural output · 20.95 billion constant 2014-2016 US$ · 2026-11-01
- #35 of 50 · Countries by reserves and related items · 2,437.37 BoP, current US$ million · 2026-10-28
- #35 of 50 · Countries where a calorie-sufficient diet costs the most · 1.24 PPP dollars · 2026-11-02
- #35 of 50 · Countries with the highest malaria death rates · 20.65 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #36 of 50 · Countries with the highest banana yields · 27.16 tonnes per hectare · 2026-10-29
- #36 of 50 · Countries with the highest cassava yields · 14.74 tonnes per hectare · 2026-10-31
- #36 of 50 · Countries with the highest incidence of malaria · 74.17 per 1,000 people at risk · 2026-11-02
- #36 of 50 · Countries with the most bank borrowers per 1,000 adults · 324.9 per 1,000 adults · 2026-11-02
- #36 of 50 · Countries with the most mismanaged plastic waste · 289.92 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #37 of 50 · Countries with the highest infant mortality rates · 3.42 deaths per 100 live births · 2026-11-02
- #37 of 50 · Countries with the most agricultural land · 24.21 million hectares · 2026-11-02
- #39 of 50 · Countries with the highest meningitis death rates · 6.59 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #39 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of pregnant women with anemia · 39.8 % of pregnant women · 2026-11-02
- #40 of 50 · Countries whose largest city has the most people · 5,766.99 thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #40 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of underweight children · 9.8 % · 2026-11-02
- #40 of 50 · Countries with the most children not vaccinated against DTP3 · 99.79 thousand children · 2026-11-02
- #41 of 50 · Countries with the highest neonatal mortality rates · 2.15 deaths per 1,000 live births · 2026-11-02
- #41 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of children with wasting · 4.5 % · 2026-11-02
- #41 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people without clean cooking fuels · 68 % · 2026-11-02
- #41 of 50 · Countries with the most people in cities of over 1 million · 7,320.45 thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #42 of 50 · Countries with the highest barley yields · 3.46 tonnes per hectare · 2026-10-29
- #42 of 50 · Countries with the lowest access to electricity · 77 % of population · 2026-10-28
- #43 of 50 · Countries producing the most beef · 260.08 thousand tonnes · 2026-10-30
- #43 of 50 · Countries receiving the most remittances · 5,113.7 current US$ million · 2026-10-29
- #43 of 50 · Countries with the highest birth rate · 26.97 per 1,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #43 of 50 · Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from cement · 3.26 million tonnes · 2026-10-29
- #43 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from fires and burns · 2.75 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #43 of 50 · Countries with the highest under-5 child mortality rate · 38.8 per 1,000 live births · 2026-11-02
- #43 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of global CO2 from cement · 0.22 % of global total · 2026-11-02
- #43 of 50 · Countries with the most cropland · 7,468.67 thousand hectares · 2026-11-02
- #44 of 50 · Countries producing the most renewable electricity excluding hydropower · 5.99 billion kWh · 2026-11-02
- #44 of 50 · Countries spending the most on alcohol and tobacco as a share of expenditure · 3.47 % · 2026-11-02
- #44 of 50 · Countries with the highest employment-to-population ratios · 63.71 % · 2026-11-02
- #44 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of stunted children under 5 · 17.6 % · 2026-11-02
- #44 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of people practicing open defecation · 5.91 % · 2026-11-02
- #44 of 50 · Countries with the most internet users · 19.74 million people · 2026-11-02
- #44 of 50 · Countries with the most land under cereal production · 2,940.25 thousand hectares · 2026-11-02
- #45 of 50 · Countries with the largest urban population · 18.53 million people · 2026-11-02
- #45 of 50 · Countries with the most organic agricultural land · 173.12 thousand hectares · 2026-11-02
- #45 of 50 · Largest countries by land area · 580.88 thousand km² · 2026-10-28
- #46 of 50 · Countries with the fastest export growth · 7.5 % · 2026-11-01
- #46 of 50 · Countries with the largest CO2 emissions from land use change · 13.23 million tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #47 of 50 · Countries spending the most on research as a share of GDP · 0.81 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #47 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from diarrhoeal diseases · 18.88 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #47 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of global plastic waste imports · 0.13 % · 2026-11-02
- #47 of 50 · Countries with the most imported deforestation · 5,104.74 hectares · 2026-11-02
- #48 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of children aged 5-17 in labor · 4.3 % · 2026-11-02
- #48 of 50 · Countries with the longest compulsory education · 12 years · 2026-11-02
- #48 of 50 · Countries with the most air freight carried · 288.62 million ton-km · 2026-11-02
- #48 of 50 · Countries with the most industrial design applications · 0.4 thousand · 2026-11-02
- #49 of 50 · Countries with the highest forest rents as a share of GDP · 1.22 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #49 of 50 · Countries with the highest homicide rates · 4.87 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #50 of 50 · Countries where agriculture takes the biggest share of water · 80.21 % of total freshwater withdrawal · 2026-11-02
- #50 of 50 · Countries with the most patent applications by residents · 0.4 thousand · 2026-11-02
How to read these numbers
Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Kenya's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.
Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.
Questions people ask about Kenya
What is Kenya's best ranking on Top10Earth?
#7 in Countries with the highest rapeseed yields, with 3.34 tonnes per hectare (Rapeseed yield) as of 2026-11-02.
How many rankings include Kenya?
115 current country rankings out of 491 on the site.
Is Kenya in the top 10 of anything?
Yes: 8 rankings, including #7 in Countries with the highest rapeseed yields, #7 in Countries with the highest share of people without improved water and #8 in Countries with the highest prevalence of undernourishment.
Where do the numbers come from?
From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.
When was this guide last updated?
The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.